James 'The Strabanimal' Gallagher. Remember the name. He's from the same stable as Conor McGregor, and he acts like it.
What's more, he's only 19. We profiled him on Friday, ahead of his first fight in Bellator last night. Gallagher didn't disappoint anyone watching by coming out with a win - but he wasn't pleased with his performance.
James Gallagher wins his Bellator debut over Mike Cutting here by Unanimous Decision 30-27 x3 @SevereMMA @SBG_Ireland
— Andrew McGahon (@andrewmcgahon_) July 16, 2016
Despite what he may think, most onlookers were extremely impressed with the young fighter - with his coach John Kavanagh taking to twitter to praise him.
I was 19 when I saw MMA for 1st time. 20yrs later my student makes his successful @BellatorMMA debut going 4-0. Where did the time go?? 😅
— Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) July 16, 2016
Gallagher is emotional in the cage, he's crying. Says it's all he's dreamed on since he was 13 to win on this stage.
— Andrew McGahon (@andrewmcgahon_) July 16, 2016
Afterwards, he caught up with SevereMMA's and friend of the site Andrew McGahon to talk about his victory:
A Bellator event in Dublin with Gallagher headlining in a year? Make it happen.
