One of the fastest rising prospects in the UK scene, Cal Pacino” Ellenor (6-1) is on the heels of breaking into the international market, with continued interest from Bellator alongside other European opportunities. Basically the neurologist looked at my scans and told me I had a gap in my frontal lobe that wasn’t there previously, and that I also had three black spots of damage on the right side of my brain,” Ellenor said in an Instagram post that explained his exit from the fight.
Although there seems to be more interest than ever in a fight between James Gallagher and Cal Ellenor ahead of their third scheduled bout in the main event of Bellator London on May 16, the Sunderland native still questions if the Irish bantamweight was really forced out of their second booking due to injury.
I would watch boxing fights on TV and the whole idea of fighting in general really interested me. I got myself a punchbag and it was up in my room in the loft for years growing up, until I eventually joined a boxing gym. He continued to talk about it, saying that he was parading all about Bellator Dublin and was jumping about everywhere when he had pulled out due to an injury from that very event.
Bellator MMA is taking over the European mixed martial arts scene, according to English bantamweight Cal Ellenor. Speaking to Fight & Talk, Ellenor said: It’s going to work out even worse for James – he should have just took the beating he was going to get then and handle it like a man.
Ellenor meanwhile secured a hugely impressive victory over London prospect Nathan Greyson last time out and now walks into the lion’s den to stop another of CAL ELLENOR INTERVIEW Bellator’s brightest prospects. Ellenor had pointed out that he had doubts whether Gallagher pulled out of their Bellator Dublin fight due to injuries.
Middleweights Fabian The Assassin” Edwards and Lee The Butcher” Chadwick will meet in a main card middleweight bout. During an interview with at a recent Bellator press conference, Kavanagh opened up on his work with some of the UFC’s brightest stars, and several world-class talents in Bellator.
Ellenor also described how Gallagher exited the 3Arena on Saturday before they had an opportunity to face off before the Dublin crowd. I feel super lucky for this opportunity and I am really looking forward to fight for the MMA fans in Johannesburg. Bellator officials later confirmed in a press release announcing the main event that Ellenor’s condition was a misdiagnosis and he has been cleared to return to action.
Nathan Greyson talks to John Sloan correspondent of Newsome MMA in association with FightBook MMA ahead of Bellator Newcastle on February 9th. After originally being scrapped due to a medical scare, James Gallagher vs. Cal Ellenor is back on. Bellator officials announced Wednesday via social media that the pair would headline February’s Bellator: Dublin card.
Many are tipping the 145lb-er to go very far in the sport and not just because of his in-ring skills, his interview ability and out of the ring persona reeks of a Conor McGregor before him and there is definitely that kind of mystique about Ellenor. Ellenor then went on to call out Gallagher for not getting in the cage and doing an interview as had apparently been agreed upon.
Basically the neurologist looked at my scans and told me I had a gap in my frontal lobe that wasn’t there previously, and that I also had three black spots of damage on the right side of my brain,” Ellenor said in an Instagram post that explained his exit from the fight.
Leading mixed martial arts promotion Bellator MMA today revealed its return to Dublin on Saturday, February 22, with the 3Arena set to host the first European Series event of 2020 in what is sure to be another electric night of live MMA action in the Irish capital.
My goals and ambitions are all held in MMA though and I feel that preparing for a fight in boxing would take away my attention and I want to keep moving forward and stay busy in martial arts. Ellenor (8-2) is 3-1 across his last four fights, and won his Bellator MMA debut at Bellator: Newcastle earlier this year.