STRABANE NATIVE JAMES Gallagher has been forced to withdraw from the main event of Bellator 187 through injury.
The SBG fighter was set to defend his unbeaten record (7-0) against Jeremiah Labiano as the headline event in the 3 Arena, Dublin on 10 November.
But ‘The Strabanimal’ has sustained a knee injury in training, and is unable to compete.
“Absolutely heartbroken to have to pull out from my fight Nov 10th due to a knee injury,” the 20-year-old wrote on his Instagram account last night.
“I’ve tore the LCL and PCL. I’m going to let it heal up and recover 100% and I’ll be back stronger than ever! Hopefully we can get the “jimmy show” back in the new year!”
Undefeated American AJ McKee (9-0), a rival of Gallagher, will step into the octagon in his place and he’ll meet Wexford native and SBG’s Brian Moore (10-5).
Back in April, Moore picked up the most significant win of his career at Bellator 177. A second-round TKO saw him to victory over Czech featherweight Michal Horejsi (5-3) in Budapest.
. @arielhelwani - my name will be in your post fight headline. This I guarantee 🇮🇪 https://t.co/wnoCq107OE
— Brian Moore (@ThePikemanMoore) October 12, 2017
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