‘Bellator Dublin Countdown,’ No. 2: Everyone writing me off will eat humble pie

The Bellator cage returns to the atmospheric 3Arena in Dublin on Friday as the promotion’s dual-card event sees the eyes of the MMA world focus on the “Emerald Isle” once again.

And rising Irish star Richard Kiely (3-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) will look to pull off the upset when he takes on Michael Page (14-1 MMA, 10-1 BMMA) on the Bellator Europe 4 main card.

In the second episode of Bellator’s “Countdown” miniseries, Kiely uses the foothills of the Dublin Mountains as an escape to get some road work in, works on his hands with boxer Sonny Upton, and expresses how he’s unconcerned with people writing him off.

Check out video via the player above.

Bellator Europe 4 main card fights:

• James Gallagher vs. Roman Salazar
• Richard Kiely vs. Michael Page
• Peter Queally vs. Ryan Scope

Also see:

• ‘Bellator Dublin Countdown,’ No. 1: ‘I just want to punch him in the mouth, because he’s talking (expletive)’