Bellator 217: Gallagher vs. Graham - Predictions and Picks

#2 Peter Queally vs. Myles Price

Peter Queally is a training partner of Conor McGregor

It’d be hard to blame anyone outside of Ireland for admitting they’ve never heard of either of these fighters, but this one should get the crowd into things at least. It’s a fight with a personal grudge, as Peter Queally is a training partner of Conor McGregor at SBG Ireland, while Price used to fight under the same banner – but now works alongside McGregor’s bitter rival Khabib Nurmagomedov at American Kickboxing Academy.

Queally for his part has labeled Price a “traitor” and a “rat” for his move to the States, but Price has retorted that when he scheduled the move to AKA, the McGregor/Nurmagomedov fight hadn’t even been signed, and the move was purely for the good of his career. Who knows really?

As far as a pick goes, it’s hard to say. Both men have similar records – Price is 10-7, Queally is 11-4 – and both men appear to have a similar fighting style, picking at their opponents from the outside before sudden rushes of offense from closer range. At a glance, Queally seems to have more power in his hands, but then neither man has been stopped by strikes before regardless.

In terms of experience, Price has fought the tougher opponents, but then the well-known fighters he’s faced – Colin Fletcher, Norman Parke, Ali Maclean – have all beaten him. Essentially, this is a pick-em fight as far as I’m concerned; I simply don’t know a lot about either man, and the footage on them doesn’t really give any true insight as to who will win.

In the end, I’m going with Queally purely because he seems more pumped up for the fight – although that could easily play into Price’s hands if he can stay calm while Queally gets overly aggressive.

The Pick: Queally via first round KO