Irishman Darragh Kelly was set to make his professional debut on Friday evening in front of home fans at the 3Arena against Morgan.

Kelly was seen as the favourite for the now-cancelled fight by bookmakers and was one of two Irish debutants on the card.

The 23-year-old who trains with SBG Ireland was Clan Wars featherweight champion as an amateur and is yet to be beaten in a mixed-martial-arts fight.

His injured opposite, Morgan, is currently 3-0 in his professional career but had a patchy amateur record, losing his last fight before he went pro.

Morgan was set to fight for the first time in 26 months against Kelly in his Bellator debut this evening but will have to wait a few months more before he returns to the cage.

The other Irish debutant on the card, Stephen Costello, is still on track to walk out for the first time as a professional in front of an Irish crowd – Costello is one of five Irish fighters on the card.

Costello will fight British debutant Yusuf Nazokatov who trains with Manchester Top Team – a gym that has fighters such as former UFC Heavyweight and interim Heavyweight champion Frank Mir, Lerone Murphy and Jordan Barton – Barton fights on the same card against Ciaran Clarke.

The Bellator 270 main event sees Peter Queally take on Patricky Pitbull for the vacant lightweight championship.

The Waterford native will look to settle the score with Patricky, who he beat earlier in the year at Bellator 258 when the doctor intervened after Pitbull was cut by the Irishman.

“It’s just a dream come true,” the 34-year-old said at Wednesday’s pre-fight press conference. “It’s 12/13 years of work that’s finally coming to fruition. I’m very, very proud of myself – that’s all I can say about it. I’m just very, very proud of myself to have got here.”

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Queally is one of five Irish fighters on the full card, leading the way alongside James Gallagher (11-1), who fights in the co-main event.

The Waterford native will look to settle the score with Patricky, who he beat earlier in the year at Bellator 258 when the doctor intervened after Pitbull was cut by the Irishman.

The Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship winner with Dungarvan looks forward to fighting in front of his home fans for the belt – the fight is the biggest to ever be staged in Dublin.

“It’s just a dream come true,” the 34-year-old said at Wednesday’s pre-fight press conference. “It’s 12/13 years of work that’s finally coming to fruition. I’m very, very proud of myself – that’s all I can say about it. I’m just very, very proud of myself to have got here.”

If he beats Pitbull, Queally will become Ireland’s first-ever champion in Bellator, mirroring teammate Conor McGregor’s feat in the UFC in 2015.

However, Patricky has experience in this scenario – five years ago, he fought Michael Chandler for the vacant belt in the division – and he has also fought in two Bellator lightweight tournament finals.

Although he is coming off two losses in a row, a knockout win for the Brazilian would bring his tally in Bellator up to 10, which would be the most by anyone in the organisation’s history – he already has the most in the history of the lightweight division.

Yet, neither fighter has ever won the belt and Friday night will end with one of them changing that.

In the co-main, Gallagher will face number three Bantamweight contender Patchy Mix (14-1) – the winner of the fight could put themselves in prime position for the next title bout at 135 lbs.

Mix was the only fighter to miss weight at Thursday’s weigh-in and he will be hoping to make up for that mistake with a win in Dublin.

His only loss in his career came in a title fight to Juan Archuleta, who has since been dethroned by Sergio Pettis.

The American will want to avoid a second loss in three fights after winning 13 straight to start his professional career (23 including amateur).

Gallagher, on the other hand, will aim to snuff out any chance of a home defeat and stretch his win streak to five, 13 months after he last fought.

The fight was supposed to happen at 258 alongside Queally and Pitbull’s original bout but Gallagher withdrew because of a shoulder injury.

The two men will look to put their differences to bed in the cage and stake their claim for a chance at bantamweight glory.

Also on the main card, are fights between German veteran Daniel Weichel and Pedro Carvalho, and Ilias Bulaid and Georges Sasu – both featherweight scuffles.

Carvalho has lost his last two and will look to turn the tide against a man who has fought professionally for 19 years.

Bulaid and Sasu both have belts from previous organisations (Bulaid in kickboxing) and the pair will aim to establish themselves in Bellator’s featherweight division with a win – Bulaid has won his two fights at Bellator while Sasu will make his debut.

The prelims see three Irish fighters attempt to get the crowd going early on – Ciaran Clarke and Danni Neilan will put their unbeaten records on the line once more while Stephen Costello begins his pro careers in the Irish capital.

Full Card

Main Card

Lightweight World Title Main Event: #4-Peter Queally (155.0) vs. #1-Patricky “Pitbull” (153.6)

Bantamweight Co-Main Event: #6-James Gallagher (136.0) vs. #3-Patchy Mix (137.8)*

Featherweight Bout: #6-Daniel Weichel (145.6) vs. #7-Pedro Carvalho (145.8)

Featherweight Bout: Ilias Bulaid (145.8) vs. Georges Sasu (144.6)

Preliminary Card

Featherweight Bout: Ciaran Clarke (145.6) vs. Jordan Barton (143.0)

Lightweight Bout: Daniele Scatizzi (155.0) vs. Brian Hooi (156.0)

Light Heavyweight Bout: Lee Chadwick (205.6) vs. Arunas Andriuskevicus (205.4)

Welterweight Bout: Nicolò Solli (170.8) vs. Bobby Pallett (170.6)

Strawweight Bout: Danni Neilan (115.6) vs. Audrey Kerouche (114.8)

Welterweight Bout: Stephen Costello (171.0) vs. Yusuf Nazokatov (170.8)

Heavyweight Bout: Gokhan Saricam (236.4) vs. Charlie Milner (263.2)

Odds

Main Card

Queally 15/8 v Pitbull 2/5

Gallagher 12/5 v Mix 3/10

Weichel 2/5 v Carvalho 15/8

Bulaid 1/2 v Sasu 13/8

Preliminary Card

Clarke 4/5 v Barton EVS

Scatizzi 15/8 v Hooi 2/5

Chadwick 9/4 v Andriuskevicus 1/3

Solli 12/5 v Nicolas 3/10

Neilan 1/5 v Kerouche 7/2

Costello 8/15 v Nazokatov 6/4

Saricam 1/5 v Milner 7/2

Where To Watch

Bellator 270 will be available to watch live on Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Sport. The preliminary card is set to begin at 5:30 pm with the main card scheduled to kick-off at 9 pm.

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Queally and Patricky headline the upcoming Bellator card on Friday, November 5 in Dublin’s 3Arena and the Waterford native is looking forward to a battle.

The Irishman beat Patricky in May earlier this year when a doctor’s stoppage brought an end to their initial bout after two rounds.

The lightweight belt was recently vacated by Patricky’s older brother, Patricio, and the fight in Dublin was upgraded as a result.

Queally looks forward to fighting in front of his home fans for the belt – the fight is the biggest to ever be staged in Dublin.

“It’s just a dream come true,” the 34-year-old said at today’s pre-fight press conference. “It’s 12/13 years of work that’s finally coming to fruition. I’m very, very proud of myself – that’s all I can say about it. I’m just very, very proud of myself to have got here.”

‘The Showstopper’ has underlined his hopes for the fight to turn into a war so he can see how much Patricky can take inside five rounds.

“I’m here for a fight – like a real fight,” Queally said. “I will not be shooting for takedowns, I can guarantee you that.

“I will not be trying to score points – I won’t be doing any of this. I’m in here to fight him. I want this to be a war.

“I want this to be horrible for both of us because no one can beat me in this kind of fight. This is my plan – just to make this absolutely disgusting for the two of us and let him break and see how much he can take.”

Bellator 270 takes place in Dublin’s 3Arena on Friday, November 5th. The preliminary card begins at 5:30 pm GMT, with the main card starting at 9 pm GMT.

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Primus and Henderson are set to go head-to-head in the ring on Saturday night at Bellator 268 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Patricky Pitbull and Queally will fight for the vacant lightweight championship in the main event of Bellator 270 at the 3Arena in Dublin on Friday, November 5.

The fight is a rematch of May’s Bellator 258 match-up, which the Irishman won due to a doctor’s stoppage.

Primus was the most vocal of the two about the issue and did not mince his words when asked about it at the pre-fight press conference on Thursday.

“Yeah, that’s a complete joke, I cannot believe it,” the 36-year-old said. Queally has fought twice in like three-and-a-half years, Patricky’s coming off two losses – I think it’s a joke.

Queally has only fought three times in two years since joining the Bellator ranks and can win the title if he wins his fourth.

Primus took aim at the man set to fight for the title in front of his home fans and criticised his injury record.

‘The Showstopper’ has pulled out of two bouts due to injury since signing for Scott Coker’s organisation, one of them being a match-up with Primus.

A third scheduled fight did not make it to fight day due to Covid – the initial date for the first clash between Patricky and Queally.

“I’m gonna go out and make a statement with Benson and I’m gonna call out whoever wins that fight, if Patricky or if Queally doesn’t get injured – that guy backs out of a lot of fights.

“I was supposed to fight him – he backed out like three weeks before the fight so, yeah man, it’s a complete joke for sure and I’m gonna smash whoever wins that fight.”

MMA legend Henderson kept his response to the same question to a minimum: “No comment. If you don’t got nothing nice to say, don’t say nothing.”

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