James Gallagher vs. Anthony Davis set as Bellator 169 co-main event in Dublin

A featherweight bout between James Gallagher and Anthony Taylor is the latest addition to December’s Bellator 169 lineup.

Bellator officials announced the bout on Thursday.

Bellator 169 takes place Dec. 16 at 3Arena in Dublin. Gallagher (4-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Taylor (1-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) co-headlines the Spike-televised main card following prelims on MMAjunkie.

Gallagher is a highly touted 145-pound prospect and a teammate of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. “The Strabanimal” just turned 20 and already has picked up four professional wins, three of which came as the result of a submission.

In his first Bellator appearance Gallagher was forced to fight three rounds for the first time, going the distance and besting Mike Cutting by unanimous decision at Bellator 158 in May.

Taylor, meanwhile, will attempt to pull off the upset in what would be the biggest achievement of his young career. Despite going just 1-6 as an amateur, “Pretty Boy” turned pro in December and was immediately granted an opportunity with Bellator. He fell short, though, succumbing to a first-round submission from Adin Duenas at Bellator 147.

Although the debut didn’t go his way, Taylor was granted a second chance with Bellator. He made the most of it, scoring a 27-second TKO of Victor Jones at Bellator 154 in May.

Also added to the Bellator 169 lineup is a pair of main-card bouts which will pit former Bellator featherweight title challenger Daniel Weichel (37-9 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) against UFC veteran Paul Redmond (11-6 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) as well as a women’s flyweight affair between Bruna Ellen (2-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) and Helen Harper (4-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)

The latest Bellator 169 card now includes:

MAIN CARD

• Satoshi Ishii vs. Muhammed Lawal
• James Gallagher vs. Anthony Taylor
• Paul Redmond vs. Daniel Weichel
• Bruna Ellen vs. Helen Harper

BAMMA 27 CARD

• Champ Tom Duquesnoy vs. Alan Philpott – for bantamweight title
• Walter Gahadza vs. Nathan Jones
• Ronnie Mann vs. Martin Stapleton – for vacant featherweight title
• Sean Tobin vs. Dylan Tuke
• Niklas Backstrom vs. Brian Moore
• Kiefer Crosbie vs. Conor Riordan

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