Leandro Higo’s world-class skills have brought him a long way in Bellator MMA. He just hopes they can take him a little bit further.
The 35-year-old Brazilian will venture into hostile territory when he moves up in weight to confront James Gallagher in a three-round Bellator 302 featherweight feature on Friday at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Higo fought for the company’s bantamweight crown in 2018—he surrendered to a Darrion Caldwell guillotine choke—and has spent the last four years trying to get back to the top.