{"id":295437,"date":"2018-12-19T07:12:54","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T15:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=295437"},"modified":"2018-12-19T07:12:54","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T15:12:54","slug":"james-gallagher-explains-how-he-benefitted-from-loss-to-ricky-bandejas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/james-gallagher-explains-how-he-benefitted-from-loss-to-ricky-bandejas\/","title":{"rendered":"James Gallagher explains how he benefitted from loss to Ricky Bandejas"},"content":{"rendered":"

If Bellator star James Gallagher had it his way, he’d be looking to avenge his only career loss against Ricky Bandejas on Feb. 23 instead of fighting Steven Graham.<\/p>\n

But according to the Bellator 218 headliner, Bandejas declined the rematch and instead took a fight against\u00a0Juan Archuleta at Bellator 214. Gallagher explained the situation in an interview with Jim Edwards of\u00a0MMANytt<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted the rematch and I called for it straightaway,\u201d Gallagher explained. \u201cI asked for the rematch straight out because I\u2019ve got nothing to lose. Why the f*** wouldn\u2019t I fight him again? I want that and he\u2019s the one with something to lose. He didn\u2019t accept though and I\u2019ve seen that he\u2019s turned down fights the other day with some other guy for a title contender shot.\u00a0But that\u2019s that, he doesn\u2019t seem to want to be anything to do with the top tier of the division. Not when you\u2019re turning down fights like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

James Gallagher (7-1)\u00a0will look to avoid back-to-back losses on for the first time in his career when he faces Graham on Feb. 23.\u00a0The SBG Ireland standout boasts wins over\u00a0Kirill Medvedovski, Chinzo Machida and Team Body Shop product Anthony Taylor. The last time Gallagher fought in Ireland was at\u00a0Bellator 173 in Belfast, but this will be his first trip back to Dublin since Dec. 2016 where he competed at Bellator 169.<\/p>\n

While some fighters can take a loss like that to heart, Gallagher looks at the setback as a potential opportunity for him to become an even bigger star in MMA. He also seems to consider it a learning experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt didn\u2019t set me back at all, it put me into the stratosphere and took me forward,\u201d Gallagher said. \u201cIt took me back for a few days and I was drowning my sorrows and sobbing on the floor for a few hours like it was the most devastating thing ever, but when I sit and look back at it, I think it\u2019s just put me into the stratosphere and it\u2019s taught me a lot. I will die trying to become a world champion and not many people can honestly say that. That\u2019s just me though and a loss isn\u2019t going to stop me. I was bruised not broken.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think James Gallagher deserved a rematch against\u00a0Ricky Bandejas?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 12\/19\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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