Bellator MMA 217 took place Saturday, February 23rd from the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. The event was headlined by a lightweight bout between Irish standout James Gallagher and Steven Graham.

Main Card (Tape Delay on Paramount, 9:00 PM EST)

-James Gallagher defeated Steven Graham by Submission (RNC, Round 1, 2:31)
-Myles Price defeated Pete Queally by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
-Keifer Crosbie defeated Daniel Olejniczak by Submission (RNC, Round 1, 4:09)
-Richie Smullen defeated Adam Gustab by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Preliminary Card (Non-Televised)

-Charlie Ward defeated Jamie Stephenson by KO (strikes) in R1

-Paul Redmond defeated Charlie Leary by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

-Richard Kiely defeated Mickael Bucher by TKO (strikes) in R1

-Walter Gahadza defeated Ruben Crawford by TKO (strikes) in R1

-Ryan Curtis defeated Luis Gonzalez by TKO (strikes) in R1

-Leah McCourt defeated Hatice Ozyurt by TKO (doctor stoppage) in R1

-Olga Rubin defeated Iony Razafiarison by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

-Will Fleury defeated Shaun Taylor by submission (rear-naked choke) in R2

-Alfie Davies vs. Daniele Scatizzi by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

-Chris Duncan defeated Sam Slater by TKO (strikes) in R1

-Dylan Logan defeated Andrew Murphy by submission (armbar) in R1

-George Courtney defeated Ian Cleary by submission (guillotine) in R1