James Gallagher ruled out of Bellator Europe 7, Leah McCourt steps up for first Bellator headliner

The fight card for Bellator Europe 7 has taken a hit with the news that Irish bantamweight star James Gallagher is out of the event due to an undisclosed injury.

Bellator officials confirmed to MMA Junkie that Gallagher will not compete at the event, which takes place at 3Arena in Dublin on Feb. 22. No replacement will be sought, which means his scheduled main event opponent, Cal Ellenor, will also be taken off the card and rebooked for a future event.

The change means the card now has a new main event. Women’s featherweight Leah McCourt (3-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), from Northern Ireland, is set to take center stage for her first Bellator headliner against Germany’s Judith Ruis (6-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA).

With the change, theBellator Europe 7 lineup now includes:

MAIN CARD

• Leah McCourt vs. Judith Ruis
• Aaron Chalmers vs. Austin Clem
• Chris Bungard vs. Brent Primus
• Kiefer Crosbie vs. Iamik Furtado
• Kyle Kurtz vs. Charlie Ward
• Elina Kallionidou vs. Bec Rawlings

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Paul Redmond
• Chris Duncan vs. Ryan Roddy
• Daniel Crawford vs. Philip Mulpeter
• Arunas Andriuskevicus vs. Karl Moore
• Will Fleury vs. Justin Moore
• Ranjeet Baria vs. Richie Smullen
• Oliver Enkamp vs. Lewis Long
• Danni Neilan vs. Chiara Penco
• Ezzoubair Bouarsa vs. Blaine O’Driscoll
• Ciaran Clarke vs. Jamie Faulding
• Ilias Bulaid vs. Diego Freitas
• Dylan Logan vs. Tom Mearns
• Constantin Blanita vs. Asael Adjoudj
• Ricky Bandejas vs. Frans Mlambo