4 burning questions heading into Bellator Dublin

MMA Junkie’s Simon Head picks out four key storylines to follow through Bellator’s first Euro series event of the year.

Will ‘The Bad Guy’ prove the spoiler once again?

The sight of Scottish lightweight [autotag]Chris Bungard[/autotag] on a fight card is a guarantee of a knock-down, drag-out fight from bell to bell, and the professional wrestling-loving Scot will be more than happy to play the heel against former lightweight champion [autotag]Brent Primus[/autotag] in the night’s co-main event.

Bungard (15-5 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) has a track record when it comes to spoiling the party and upsetting bigger-name opposition. He did so back at Bellator Europe 1 in February 2019 when he took on former two-division BAMMA champion Terry Brazier in Newcastle, England. Brazier was strongly fancied to get the victory and move into a position to face some of the promotion’s big American names, but Bungard had other ideas, and submitted his man inside the first round to claim a show-stealing win.

Now, following a first-round submission win in London in November 2019, “The Bad Guy” is stepping in to replace the injured local hero Peter Queally against Primus (9-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) in a bout that could catapult him into the rarified air of championship contendership. Primus is as solid as they come at 155 pounds and will be determined to produce a dominant performance to re-establish his championship credentials. But Scotland’s Bungard will likely get the lion’s share of the support from the Irish crowd, and will fancy his chances of scoring a big upset on the night.

Will Bungard get it done, or will Primus march on toward another shot at the lightweight title?