By: Tristen CritchfieldUndefeated bantamweight Patrick Mix Higo lamented a potential bout with Gallagher falling through, which led to the Bandejas booking. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. ICYMI: Catch up on all of the FANTASTIC FINISHES from #Bellator204! It was at Bellator 204 last August that Bandejas was matched up with the 22-year-old Irishman whose association with Conor McGregor’s SBG team, willingness to talk up a storm, and unbeaten record had made him a polarizing figure just seven fights into his career. ET); Prelims (MMA Fighting at 7:15 p.m. UFC Fight Island 6: The Korean Zombie Believes He Should Be Ranked Ahead of... Bellator 249: Arlene Blencowe Believes Cyborg’s Mystique Shattered, Bellator Signs Former ACB Bantamweight Champ Magomed Magomedov, UFC Fight Island 6: Ortega and Zombie Battle for a Title Shot. No Fans for UFC 254. Pros react to Teofimo Lopez vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko showdown. fights. With a sharp right hand, a straight kick to the jaw, and furious punches on the mat, Bandejas put Gallagher away and in the process made a name for himself off of the heavily promoted “Strabanimal”. UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is excited to finally have a new No. #Bellator214. Maybe go up to ‘45 win a title,” Bandejas said of his bucket list. Michael Chandler just got out of quarantine, Justin Gaethje met Korean Zombie on Fight Island and had some nice Brazil’s Higo challenged Darrion … monitoring_string = "5eb5a0f65cbe346d74f978e14db1b00d" Editor at Cageside Press, Jay has been covering the sport of mixed martial arts for several years. words to him, CFFC 69 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 69, Reality Fighting - Battle at the Beach 2012, Bellator Re-Signs Undefeated Bantamweight Prospect Patrick Mix, Ricky Bandejas vs. Frans Mlambo Booked on 21-Fight Bellator Dublin Card, This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Josh Koscheck Turns 42, James Gallagher vs. Callum Ellenor Rebooked for February's Bellator Dublin, Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night 180, Who You Got? I don’t put much thought in it,” he told Cageside Press. Ricky Bandejas has risen through Bellator’s bantamweight ranks fast and he owes at least a small debt of gratitude to James Gallagher.. Prior to Bellator 204, Bandejas speculated that a win over Gallagher could push him to the front of the bantamweight contenders’ line given that current champion Darrion Caldwell had fought most of the division already. Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez full fight video highlights. Opponent Higo seemed more focused on James Gallagher than Bandejas himself ahead of Bellator 249. Bellator 214 Don't miss all the best moments from Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader “Hundreds, thousands of comments saying how happy they are this happened to him,” Bandejas recently told MMA Fighting. Den Kampf musste Bandejas leider abgeben. Especially if he gets to do so with gold around his waist. The Brazilian competitor served notice to the bantamweight division that he’s a force to be reckoned with when he scored a one-sided victory over Ricky Bandejas. Bandejas (13-4), who has fought the likes of Sergio Pettis, Juan Archuleta, and James Gallagher, will go up against Leandro Higo this Thursday. Gegen Leandro Higo, der ebenfalls aus dem Stall der Pitbull Brothers kommt, will er nun einen Sieg erringen. Bei Bellator 242 hatte Ricky Bandejas seinen ersten Auftritt als Hauptattraktion eines Kampfabends. Arlene Blencowe was c... Usually, Cris Cyborg makes opponents submit to her fists. A standout high school wrestler, Bandejas passed on leaving home to go to college when a gym owned by former UFC fighter Nick Catone sprung up around a minute from where Bandejas lived in Brick, N.J. MMA spread a doubleheader across the pond with a whopping 35 “I think with the Gallagher fight they wanted me to lose or they expected me to lose, but since that fight I think they understand that we mean business and I think that this is a big fight, Archuleta.”.