IRISH FIGHTER PETER Queally will be back in action in Dublin later this year.
Queally (12-5-1) is to take on Brazilian veteran Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire (23-9) at the top of the bill when Bellator MMA returns to the 3Arena on Saturday, 3 October.
The fight, which will be contested at lightweight, was officially announced at a press conference held in New York this afternoon.
It will be Queally’s first outing since last September, when he came back from the brink of defeat to stop Ryan Scope via second-round TKO.
The 34-year-old Waterford native, who’s based at Straight Blast Gym in Dublin, was due to face former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus last month but a knee injury forced him off the card.
Pitbull, 34, is a former Bellator lightweight title challenger who has recorded notable victories over the likes of ex-UFC champion Benson Henderson and former Strikeforce title-holder Josh Thomson.
His younger brother Patricio, who is Bellator’s current featherweight and lightweight champion, is due to defend his 145-pound title against Queally’s SBG team-mate Pedro Carvalho at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut this Friday night.
Tickets for Bellator’s return to Dublin will go on general sale from Ticketmaster.ie and Bellator.com on 20 March, with the organisation vowing that further bouts for the card will be announced in the coming days.
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Oisin is one of the stars of the future. Great win for Cashel. I’ve never seen this happen before.
@Sean Morrissey: But he need’s to know which end to score lol
Has this ever happened before ?
@Jb Walshe: i didnt see the own point just saw the red jersey guy score
@Shawn: Oh it hit hurley i think
@Shawn: reds were playing the other way though!
@Joe Kennedy: Im confused
@Joe Kennedy: Are you saying he scored a point wrong end and didnt know it now that is so irish
@Joe Kennedy: Didnt say it on commentary still confused lol
@Shawn: commentators missed it inititally as well yeah. Reds midfielder drives it over one end from the throw in and then they score down the other end straight after! Gas!
@Joe Kennedy: Only in ireland
@Joe Kennedy: ive watched it again ya the red guys scoring both ends lol
So irish
Mate of mine did it in football now this was under 12. He went to kick the ball and dropped kicked it , scooped it over his head for an own pint.. was classic