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Peter Queally well and truly brought the 3Arena to its feet with a stunning come-from-behind victory to defeat Ryan Scope on the Bellator Dublin main-card. The Showstopper lived up to his billing in every possible sense of the word with the biggest win of his career to date. Queally walked to the cage with the thunderous support of the Dublin …

Richie Smullen returned to the Bellator cage in emphatic fashion, scoring a beautifully manoeuvred submission victory over Sean Tobin in Dublin. As soon as the opening bell sounded it was vintage Richie Smullen as he secured the takedown within the contest’s first thirty seconds, something that signalled the beginning of the end for Limerick’s Sean Tobin. From there on out …

Richie Smullen spoke to us here at Pundit Arena ahead of his Bellator Dublin featherweight showdown against Sean Tobin this evening. Seeing Richie win in dominant fashion on February’s Bellator Dublin main-card held an extra significance to those who have followed his career – especially in the last year or so. His run as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter was one …

Kiefer Crosbie spoke to Pundit Arena ahead of his return to the cage as he takes on Hugo Pereira on the Bellator Dublin main-card this weekend. From an official standpoint, Crosbie is 2-1 as a Bellator since making his promotional debut last December but let’s be real – the man is still practically an unbeaten fighter. Entering his last outing …

John Kavanagh has spoken about his desire to see a matchup between his fighter Conor McGregor and the perennial featherweight/lightweight contender, Frankie Edgar. And it’s a fight that has been in discussion in one way or another for the last four or five years. Edgar, whose most recent outing saw him lose to Max Holloway, has been hanging around the …

Richard Kiely spoke to us here at Pundit Arena ahead of the biggest fight of his career, a Bellator Dublin clash with Michael ‘Venom’ Page. When the Bellator co-main-event contest between Michael ‘Venom’ Page and Richard Kiely was first announced back in July, my initial reaction was a mixture of both surprise and excitement. I’ve followed the career of the …

Blaine O’Driscoll will make his first outing as a Bellator fighter in next weekend’s return to the Irish capital in a fight that carries more weight than most realise. When Bellator made moves to dip into the European market late last year, their focus on the talent emerging from both Ireland and England saw them carve out opportunities for several …

In my eyes, there are three fighters who could well stand in front of Conor McGregor once he makes his return to the UFC octagon either later this year or in the early months of 2020. And it’s a tired topic, don’t get me wrong. But in the wake of UFC 242 and UFC Vancouver’s back-to-back main-events, it’s a subject …

Another landmark event in the history of Irish MMA is upon us and with that in mind, we’ve made up a list of everything you’ll need to know going in. Who’s headlining? The event will be headlined by the return of Strabane’s James Gallagher – who will look to extend his current streak of wins to three when he takes …

Richard Kiely could well leave Dublin’s 3Arena on September 27 with his life forever changed if he can beat the global superstar Michael ‘Venom’ Page.  As unlikely as it might seem, by the time all is said and done on the night, we could well have another story worthy of the great tradition of Irish sporting underdogs. Kiely, though certainly …

Pedro Carvalho managed to score an impressive submission victory over the veteran Sam Sicilia at Bellator 226 last night. The SBG standout will advance to the quarter-finals of the ongoing Bellator featherweight grand-prix and as a result, will edge closer to the tournament’s $1 million overall prize. Carvalho, who held both the Portuguese and Irish flags above his head upon …

Will Fleury spoke to us here at Pundit Arena ahead of his return to the Bellator cage this month to face Nobert Novenyi Jr. at Bellator Dublin. Nothing has ever been simple when it comes to the career of Will Fleury. If he had been able to navigate his way through the turbulent waters of the fight-game half as easily …

Bellator Dublin will take place on September 27 and will feature a host of Ireland’s finest mixed martial artists from top to bottom.  Of course, James Gallagher will draw in the bulk of the global attention with his showdown against his fellow prospect Cal Ellenor in the night’s main-event, but littered throughout the card you will find several top Irish …

Michael ‘Venom’ Page was not in the slightest bit hesitant in telling the media exactly how he feels about his Bellator Dublin opponent Richard Kiely. And, of course, MVP was always going to play up the level of disinterest he has in this bout – something that serves the purpose of keeping Kiely’s relentless trash-talking to a certain extent but …

Kiefer Crosbie spoke to the media during the official Bellator Dublin press conference and explained his thoughts on the first defeat of his career at Bellator 224 in Oklahoma. Crosbie’s US debut seemed to be going according to plan and upon hurting his opponent Mike Jackson on the feet, the finish seemed to be something of an inevitability as the …

Richard Kiely could well leave Dublin’s 3Arena on September 27 with his life forever changed if he can beat the global superstar Michael ‘Venom’ Page.  As unlikely as it might seem, by the time all is said and done on the night, we could well have another story worthy of the great tradition of Irish sporting underdogs. Kiely, though certainly …

Michael ‘Venom’ Page and Richard Kiely nearly came to blows at today’s Bellator Dublin press conference ahead of their co-main event clash on Sept 27.  Kiely stands with the opportunity to pull off one of the biggest upsets of the year when he gets in there with the globally-known superstar Page at Bellator Dublin in the 3Arena. Irish athletes have …

Kiefer Crosbie’s US debut at Bellator 224 came to an unfortunate close as he suffered DQ loss after striking his opponent Mike Jackson with an illegal knee. Crosbie was just a shot or two away from taking a dominant first-round finish back home to Ireland with him as he put on a clinical display, one that would have moved him …