Peter Queally (born February 19, 1989) is an Irish

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

currently competing in

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division. A professional competitor since 2012, he has also competed for

Extreme Fighting Championship Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) is a South African mixed martial arts promotion company established since 2009. It is the largest MMA promotion company on the continent of Africa and features on its roster professional fighters from across t ...

BAMMA BAMMA (British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) was a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It premiered on June 27, 2009, and was shown on the television channel Bravo. BAMMA events were shown live on ITV4 in the UK and Ire ...

Cage Warriors Cage Warriors (CW) is an Irish owned mixed martial arts promotion, based in London, England. The promotion was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002. Many MMA stars have made their names under the Cage Warrio ...

and

Fight Nights Global AMC Fight Nights (or Fight Nights Global before 2021) is a Russian mixed martial arts organization that previously hosted K-1 and other martial arts events. It is one of the largest promotion companies in the world and features some of the top-ra ...

. As of October 4, 2022, he is #9 in the Bellator Lightweight Rankings.

Background

Born in Dungarven, Co. Waterford he is currently fighting out of Dublin, Ireland, he is a member of SBG Ireland with head coach John Kavanagh with notable teammates such as

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& Gunnar Nelson. He is the owner/coach of SBG in Naas, Co. Kildare.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Queally began training

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

at the age of 21, where he eventually achieved his blue belt. Queally held an amateur record of 4–1 since the beginning of his Mixed Martial Artist career in 2010. Queally made his professional MMA debut in European based promotion

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s in 2012 and won via unanimous decision against opponent Kieran O'Donnell. Queally would quickly obtain three decision wins on the regional scene before making the step up to

, where he lost his first fight. Queally fought in South Africa for

, before fighting in

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and

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, where he won both of his fights. In 2016 Queally had two bouts in

, where he went 1-1.

Fight Nights Global

Then, in 2017 came a series of bouts under the Fight Night Global banner which saw him compete in Russia and Kazakhstan. In his first bout, Queally faced Igor Egorov at Fight Nights Global 64 on April 27, 2017. He won the bout via unanimous decision. After losing a close majority decision to Islam Begidov at Fight Nights Global 72, Queally faced Kuat Khamitov at Fight Nights Global 80. After the bout was originally ruled a majority decision win for Kuat, the bout was overturned to a draw by the Russian MMA Union after they decided that Khamitov did no damage with the takedowns and rarely looked like he was in control of Queally at any point. Arguably, Queally did more damage in his defensive positions than Khamitov did looking to secure the Irishman on his back. His stint in Fight Nights Global culminated in a sensational first-round finish of the then 24-3 Armenian standout David Khachatryan at Fight Nights Global 87: Khachatryan vs. Queally. After making controversial comments in a post-fight interview comparing

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Peter Queally’s contract with Fight Nights Global was ended in the summer of 2018.

Bellator MMA

With a record of 11-4-1, Queally signed with renowned American mixed martial arts promotion Bellator in 2018 and lost his Bellator debut against fellow Irish fighter Myles Price at Bellator 217 on February 23, 2019 at the 3Arena Dublin, Ireland. The fight was labeled as the "biggest fight in Irish MMA history" by fellow coach John Kavanagh due to the pair of fighters having previously trained under Straight Blast Gyms which Myles Price leaving to

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in San Jose, California to help current

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Lightweight Champion

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spar in Khabib's scheduled fight against Irish fighter

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on 7 October 2018. The fight ended with a split decision victory for Myles Price. Queally face Ryan Scope on September 27, 2019 at Bellator 227. Making a come back, Queally defeated Scope via TKO in the second round. Queally was scheduled to face

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at Bellator 240. However, Queally was forced to pull out on January 30, 2020 with a LCL tear. He stated that he was ‘absolutely devastated’ to not be featuring at the event. Queally faced

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on May 7, 2021. After Queally caused a cut on Patricky's forehead from an elbow while was on the bottom, the doctor stopped the fight between rounds after the

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was unable to stop the bleeding. Queally rematched against

for

Bellator 270 Bellator 270: Queally vs. Pitbull 2 (also known as ''Bellator Dublin'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on November 5, 2021 at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. The event marked Bellator's first return to Irish s ...

on November 5, 2021. On October 6, 2021, Patricky's younger brother and Bellator MMA Lightweight Champion

Patrício Pitbull Patrício Freire (born July 7, 1987, in Natal, Brazil), known professionally by his ring name Patrício Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA where he is the current three-time Bellator Featherweight Ch ...

announced he was vacating the title. Patricky Pitbull vs. Peter Queally was then set to be for the vacant Bellator MMA Lightweight Championship. Queally lost the bout via second round technical knockout. Queally was scheduled to face Kane Mousah on February 25, 2022 at

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. However, he was forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury. Queally faced former

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on September 23, 2022 at Bellator Dublin. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Queally is scheduled to face Bryce Logan on February 25, 2023 at

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Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Queally, Peter 1989 births Living people Irish male mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Bellator male fighters Irish practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu