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Bellator 275 loses Peter Queally vs. Kane Mousah; lineup finalized for Dublin

Thirteen fights are set for Friday in Dublin, but Peter Queally is no longer featured.

Bellator returns Friday to Dublin where the middleweight strap will be atop a card that no longer features a specific home-country favorite.

With the finalization of the Bellator 275 lineup, the previously scheduled co-main event between [autotag]Peter Queally[/autotag] (13-6-1 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) and [autotag]Kane Mousah[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) is off the card, promotion officials confirmed Monday. Ireland-based outlet Severe MMA, which first reported the bout cancellation, reported the fight was scrapped because of an undisclosed injury to Queally.

Queally, 33, is a friend and former training partner of Conor McGregor. A competitor in Bellator since 2019, Queally has made a name for himself as a lightweight contender – and for his captivating walkout using “Zombie” by the Cranberries as his entrance music.

He most recently competed for the vacant lightweight title at Bellator 270 in Dublin this past November, when he was stopped by Patricky “Pitbull” Freire via strikes in Round 2.

As for Mousah, he’s only competed once since 2020, which was a unanimous decision defeat to Davy Gallon at Bellator 267 in October.

In place of the fallen-through lightweight bout, [autotag]Ciaran Clarke[/autotag] (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) vs. [autotag]Abou Tounkara[/autotag] (7-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) has been elevated from the prelims. Additionally, [autotag]Khasan Magomedsharipov[/autotag] (6-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. [autotag]Jose Sanchez[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) has been tacked onto the main card, making it five fights long rather than the previously planned four.

Bellator 275 takes place Friday at 3Arena. The main card airs on Showtime after prelims on MMA Junkie. Check out the finalized lineup below.

MAIN CARD (Showtime, 4 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Gegard Mousasi vs. Austin Vanderford – for middleweight title
  • Sinead Kavanagh vs. Leah McCourt
  • Ciaran Clarke vs. Abou Tounkara
  • Khasan Magomedsharipov vs. Jose Sanchez
  • Jornel Lugo vs. Brian Moore

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 1 p.m. ET)

  • Brett Johns vs. Khurshed Kakhorov
  • Davy Gallon vs. Charlie Leary
  • Danni McCormack vs. Stephanie Page
  • Darragh Kelly vs. Junior Morgan
  • Daniele Scatizzi vs. Vladimir Tokov
  • Gokhan Saricam vs. Kirill Sidelnikov
  • Nathan Kelly vs. Scott Pedersen
  • Lee Hammond vs. Jamie Hay

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‘Bellator 270: Gallagher vs. Mix’ official for Nov. 5 in Dublin, adds ‘Pitbull’ vs. Queally rematch

As expected, bantamweight contenders James Gallagher and Patchy Mix will face off in Ireland, with the two set to headline Bellator 270.

As expected, bantamweight contenders [autotag]James Gallagher[/autotag] and [autotag]Patchy Mix[/autotag] will face off in Ireland.

Promotion officials today announced the two will headline Bellator 270 on Nov. 5 at Dublin’s 3Arena. MMA Junkie previously reported the planned matchup.

Additionally, the card features a key lightweight rematch between top contenders [autotag]Patricky Freire[/autotag] (23-10 MMA, 14-8 BMMA) and [autotag]Peter Queally[/autotag] (13-5-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), whose first fight ended via doctor’s stoppage due to a cut.

Bellator has not held a show in Ireland since February 2020.

The first scheduled booking between the Gallagher (11-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) and Mix (14-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) was supposed to take place at Bellator 258 in May. However, Gallagher withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons. Mix instead faced UFC alum Albert Morales, whom he defeated via third-round submission.

After his win, Mix revealed that bad blood between him and Gallagher continued from the time of the cancellation until after the fight. Mix claimed Gallagher sent harassing direct messages on social media and mean-mugged him while at the event cornering his teammate Queally.

Gallagher, 24, rides a four-fight winning streak into the fight. Nine of his 11 wins have come via finish. He most recently competed in October when he submitted Cal Ellenor.

Meanwhile, Mix has won three of his four fights in Bellator including a 66-second submission of Ricky Bandejas. Eleven of Mix’s 14 wins have come inside the distance. His only career loss was a closely-contested decision loss to then-title holder Juan Archuleta in 2020.

More on this in a moment.

The Bellator 270 lineup currently includes:

MAIN CARD (Showtime, 5 p.m. ET)

  • James Gallagher vs. Patchy Mix
  • Patricky Freire vs. Peter Queally

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 1:30 p.m. ET)

  • [autotag]Brian Hooi[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Daniele Scatizzi[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Jordan Barton[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ciaran Clarke[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Audrey Kerouche[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Danni Neilan[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Darragh Kelly[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Junior Morgan[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Stephen Costello[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Yusuf Nazokatov[/autotag]

Leah McCourt vs. Judith Ruis, four additional bouts added to Bellator Europe 7

Five new matchups have been added to Bellator Europe 7 in Dublin, including Leah McCourt vs. Judith Ruis.

[autotag]Leah McCourt[/autotag] is set to compete in the first fight of her new exclusive six-fight deal with Bellator.

The promotion announced Tuesday that McCourt (3-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) takes on [autotag]Judith Ruis[/autotag] (6-4 MMA) on the main card of Bellator Europe 7 on Feb. 22 in Dublin.

In her last outing, McCourt took out Kerry Hughes at Bellator 227, submitting her in the first round. She was hoping for a quick turnaround in November in London, but instead will compete in her third fight in a year in Dublin’s 3Arena, when she takes on Germany’s Ruis.

Ruis will be making her promotional debut and is coming off back-to-back first-round submission wins.

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An array of featherweight bouts have been added to the prelims of the Bellator Dublin card. A matchup between SBG’s [autotag]Dylan Logan[/autotag] (4-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) and [autotag]Tom Mearns[/autotag] (6-3 MMA, 0-2 BMMA), SBG’s [autotag]Ciaran Clarke[/autotag] (1-0 MMA) and [autotag]Jamie Faulding[/autotag] (1-0 MMA), and former kickboxer [autotag]Ilias Bulaid[/autotag] (1-0 MMA), who will look to pick up his second pro MMA win, when he takes on pro debutant [autotag]Diego Freitas[/autotag] (0-0 MMA). Finally, a pair of pro debutants will enter the Bellator cage as [autotag]Constantin Blanita[/autotag] (0-0 MMA) takes on [autotag]Asael Adjoudj[/autotag] (0-0 MMA).

The current Bellator Europe 7 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD

  • James Gallagher vs. Cal Ellenor
  • Aaron Chalmers vs. Austin Clem
  • Leah McCourt vs. Judith Ruis

PRELIMINARY CARD

  • Oliver Enkamp vs. Lewis Long
  • Daniel Crawford vs. Philip Mulpeter
  • Chris Duncan vs. Ryan Roddy
  • Arunas Andriuskevicus vs. Karl Moore
  • Will Fleury vs. Justin Moore
  • Danni Neilan vs. Chiara Penco
  • Ezzoubair Bouarsa vs. Blaine O’Driscoll
  • Ranjeet Baria vs. Richie Smullen
  • Dylan Logan vs. Tom Mearns
  • Ciaran Clarke vs. Jamie Faulding
  • Ilias Bulaid vs. Diego Freitas
  • Asael Adjoudj vs. Constantin Blanita

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