Patricky Freire vs. Peter Queally announced as Bellator Dublin main event in October

Bellator will return to Dublin in October for another European Series event with one of Ireland’s most popular fighters set to headline the card.

A knee injury forced Dublin’s Peter Queally out of his scheduled fight with former lightweight champion Brent Primus at Bellator 240. But “The Showstopper” has recovered and will be fit and raring to go for Bellator’s return to his home town on Oct. 3, where he will face Brazilian Bellator mainstay Patricky Freire in the main event of the evening.

Bellator officials announced the event and matchup Monday at its spring and summer showcase news conference in New York.

Queally (12-5-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) produced a thrilling fightback in his most recent performance as he came from behind to defeat England’s Ryan Scope at 3Arena at Bellator Europe 4 in September 2019. But after injury forced him out of Bellator’s recent visit to the city, his timeline to return was pushed back to allow him time to rehab his injury.

Now he’s set to return to 3Arena, where he will face Freire (23-9 MMA, 14-7 BMMA), the older of the two “Pitbull” brothers, who is set to return to action for Bellator after finishing as the runner-up in the 2019 Rizin FF lightweight grand prix tournament.