Bellator 173: McGeary vs. McDermott will be held on February 24, 2017 at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV. Co-Promoted with BAMMA 28.
Official fight card
Fight card
Light Heavyweight Liam McGeary vs. Brett McDermott
Featherweight James Gallagher vs. Kirill Medvedovsky
Women’s Catchweight (140 pounds) Sinead Kavanagh vs. Iony Razafiarison
Background
The event was originally scheduled to be headlined by a bout between Liam McGeary and Chris Fields. However, on February 20, it was announced that Fields had to withdraw from the match due to injury. McGeary will now face Bellator newcomer Brett McDermott.