Haters gonna hate, as James Gallagher has recently learned in a major way, but the Bellator fighter is not letting it get to him. Gallagher (7-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) was the one with eyes on him as he entered the cage to meet Ricky Bandejas (11-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) last week at Bellator 204. The Irishman didn’t exactly shy away from it, either, sticking to his usual big-talking ways throughout the build-up. For better or worse, the attention remained when the brash Brit left after a stunning knockout loss that tainted his previously unbeaten record. Related Ricky Bandejas: Despite post-fight embrace, James Gallagher 'still a (expletive)' Bellator 204 video highlights: Relive Ricky Bandejas' stunning finish of James Gallagher Gallagher, 21, was classy in defeat , even as he vowed to remain that “cocky mother (expletive),” and summed it up best when he said: “I talked a big game and got the big fall.” He later addressed the tough loss on Ariel’s Helwani’s MMA show . As his most recent Instagram post showed, that wasn’t enough to keep the haters at bay.
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