For Irish fighter [autotag]Kiefer Crosbie[/autotag], Bellator 240 was always going to be a big occasion, but circumstances came together to give him one of the most emotionally-charged fight weeks of his life, and his biggest moment as a Bellator fighter.
Crosbie (8-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) took on Iamik Furtado in the co-main event of Bellator 240 at Dublin’s 3Arena, where a packed crowd full of Crosbie’s friends, family and fans raised the roof as he captured a hard-fought split-decision victory.
But the win itself was merely the culmination of a crazy fight week, as Crosbie became a father just days before he stepped into the Bellator cage for the biggest fight of his career.
Initially, he was all set to go to the hospital on fight day for the delivery, but the baby eventually came on the Tuesday of fight week as Crosbie rode a rollercoaster of emotions before his weight cut.
It left Crosbie feeling supercharged when he stepped into the cage on fight night, and he dug deep to win the fight with a big final round as he claimed his fourth win as a Bellator fighter. The circumstances of that week mean that his victory will be one he remembers forever.
Check out Crosbie’s story, told by the man himself, in the video above.
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