Israel Adesanya, Leon Edwards and other Black athletes call out Colby Covington’s ‘racist’ and ‘disgusting’ comments. [7] At Justice For All, he defeated Bubblegum in a rumble qualifying match but was eliminated from the rumble. They defeated El Ligero, Charity, Faith, and Jamal Lewis. “It’s really weird, I got into professional wrestling first and I was a little bit apprehensive of MMA because I thought that the fan base, would you believe, might be a bit toxic. He made a return to Progress at New York City, where he was supposed to face Dunne for the WWE United Kingdom Championship, but was cancelled due to Dunne being injured. [26] At Fastlane, Gallagher faced Neville for the title in a losing effort. [21] On the 5 December episode of Raw, Gallagher defeated Daivari. In 2016, he competed on the WWE tournament Cruiserweight Classic. The British cruiserweight turned down a career in MMA to pursue professional wrestling and has been a mainstay on 205 live since its 2016 inception. This Vimeo on Demand release features almost 2 hours of exclusive bonus material including the post premiere Q\u0026A with Jack Gallagher and director Adam Gill. WWE star Jack Gallagher revealed fans mistake him for UFC legend Conor … [23] Their rivalry concluded in an "I forfeit" match on the 17 January 2017 episode of 205 Live, which Gallagher won. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Say like last year, if someone reached to me last year and said, ‘Would you be interested in doing an MMA fight? Watch video of the staredown between UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa at the UFC 253 press conference on Thursday. [49], On June 19, 2020, Claffey was accused of sexual assault as part of the Speaking Out movement. ", "8/17 WWE Cruiserweight Results – Caldwell's Report on stellar Kendrick vs. Nese and Gallagher vs. Tozawa Sweet 16 matches", "Three latest additions to the WWE cruiserweight division are...", "WWE 205 Live results: All hail King Neville", "WWE 205 Live results: Did Jack Gallagher forfeit like a true gentleman? James Gallagher.’ No, not even James Gallagher. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, WWE star Jack Gallagher revealed fans mistake him for UFC legend Conor McGregor, The British fighter made his return to WWE earlier this year with a dramatic new look, Mike Tyson thinks UFC is ‘sexy’ but says Conor McGregor and Co will never earn the millions boxers do, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). ?? “Bloody casuals, it is terrible. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. Gentleman Jack Gallagher via disqualification", "11/29 WWE 205 Live results: Anish V's review of Angel Garza vs. Jack Gallagher, Raul Mendoza vs. Ariya Daivari, Danny Burch vs. Greg Williams", "2/28 WWE 205 Live results: Anish V's review of Lio Rush vs. Tony Nese, Joaquin Wilde vs. Raul Mendoza, ten-man elimination match participants announced", "WWE Releases Jack Gallagher Following Sexual Assault Allegations", "Jack Gallagher Drawing Interest From Bellator", "Bellator MMA Reportedly Interested In Jack Gallagher", "ICE FC 13 Cesar Valencia vs Jack Claffey", "GPUK Night of the Gladiators 25 - Jack Claffey Vs Stefan Cowley", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvsq4ZFnPTw, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXL2joYCkis, "Jack Gallagher Released by WWE As #SpeakingOut Movement Accuses Wrestling Stars Of Sexual Misconduct", "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2017", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gentleman_Jack_Gallagher&oldid=975344055, Articles with dead external links from August 2020, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, FSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Alex Cyanide, PWI ranked him No. Vaguely ginger, pale, accent I don’t understand, not even Irish. On 8 June 2008, Claffey as Toxic, took part in the Lotto-Thunder Tournament and reached the semi final where he was defeated by Jack Domino. Say like last year, if someone reached to me last year and said, ‘Would you be interested in doing an MMA fight? He joined a tag team match alongside Ikuto Hidaka. Claffey had worked in the British Independent circuit since 2006.