Peter Queally, Charlie Ward among additions to Bellator’s Dublin return
A quarter of Ireland’s combating talent has been added to Bellator’s return to Dublin on September 23.
Veteran gentle-weight title contender Peter Queally will glance to rebound from a trio of defeats in the Bellator cage when he takes on Italy’s Daniele Miceli at Bellator 299, which is able to rob space in the 3Arena in the Irish capital’s docklands trouble. The Waterford man shall be looking to internet encourage to a success techniques after losing to former Bellator and UFC champions Patricky Freire, Benson Henderson. Queally was as soon as stopped in the 2nd spherical of his most up-to-date battle in February by American Bryce Logan.
In different locations, Irish middleweight passe Charlie Ward will rob on 33-battle passe Gregory Babene, who will come into the battle on the encourage of a seven-battle receive breeze. He most fair at the moment defeated UK fighter Mike Shipman at Bellator 280 in Might per chance per chance fair of perfect year.
Ciaran Clarke, the 7-0 prospect who has a knack for completely taking part in difficult fights, will battle Poland’s Przemysław Gorny in what’s going to be Clarke’s first return to bantamweight since his amateur days bigger than a decade previously. To this level, every of the Drogheda man’s seven profession wins agree with are accessible in in the featherweight fold.
Sooner or later, one among Irish MMA’s excellent possibilities, Darragh Kelly, will stare to augment his document to a ideal 5-0 when he squares off with Netherlands native Jelle Zeegers. Kelly was as soon as granted particular dispensation to battle open air of Bellator earlier in June the set up he scored a 2nd-spherical submission victory against Andre Ferreira.
The Bellator 299 card is to be headlined by a middleweight world title bout between the outstanding champion Johnny Eblen and challenger Fabian Edwards, brother of UFC champ Leon. Other bouts confirmed for the tournament are a featherweight contest between SBG’s Pedro Carvalho and Aaron Pico, while Sinead Kavanagh will glance to steady a 2nd world title shot with a featherweight receive over the unbeaten Sara Collins.
The unbeaten Kenny Mokhonoana will also stare to extend his breeze against fellow undefeated featherweight Josh O’Connor and Brian ‘The Pikeman’ Moore takes on the 13-1 Otto Rodrigues.
