The fight card for Bellator Europe 7 has taken a hit with the news that Irish bantamweight star [autotag]James Gallagher[/autotag] is out of the event due to an undisclosed injury.
Bellator officials confirmed to MMA Junkie that Gallagher will not compete at the event, which takes place at the 3Arena, Dublin, on Saturday, Feb. 22. No replacement will be found, which means his scheduled main event opponent [autotag]Cal Ellenor[/autotag] will also be taken off the card and rebooked for a future event.
The change means the event now has a new main event, with Northern Ireland’s women’s featherweight [autotag]Leah McCourt[/autotag] (3-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) set to take center stage for her first Bellator main event. “The Curse” will take on Germany’s [autotag]Judith Ruis[/autotag] (6-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) in the new headliner.
The change to the fight card means the new Bellator Europe 7 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD
- Leah McCourt vs. Judith Ruis
- Aaron Chalmers vs. Austin Clem
- Chris Bungard vs. Brent Primus
- Kiefer Crosbie vs. Iamik Furtado
- Kyle Kurtz vs. Charlie Ward
- Elina Kallionidou vs. Bec Rawlings
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Paul Redmond
- Chris Duncan vs. Ryan Roddy
- Daniel Crawford vs. Philip Mulpeter
- Arunas Andriuskevicus vs. Karl Moore
- Will Fleury vs. Justin Moore
- Ranjeet Baria vs. Richie Smullen
- Oliver Enkamp vs. Lewis Long
- Danni Neilan vs. Chiara Penco
- Ezzoubair Bouarsa vs. Blaine O’Driscoll
- Ciaran Clarke vs. Jamie Faulding
- Ilias Bulaid vs. Diego Freitas
- Dylan Logan vs. Tom Mearns
- Constantin Blanita vs. Asael Adjoudj
- Ricky Bandejas vs. Frans Mlambo