Ireland’s Paddy “The Hooligan” Holohan will meet Louis “Da Last Samurai” Smolka in a flyweight bout, which both fighters themselves requested. Holohan, who comes into the fight on the back of a dominant win over England’s Vaughan Lee in July, will be looking to replicate the success he enjoyed in his home country in 2014, when he steps into the Octagon on October 24. Smolka, meanwhile, heads into the fight following a hard fought decision win over another Irishman, Neil Seery at UFC 189 on July 11.
British welterweight Darren Till (13-0-0, fighting out of Santa Catarina, Brazil) has also been added to the fight card. He will meet Nicolas “Sharpshooter” Dalby (14-0-0, fighting out of Copenhagen, Denmark) in a bout which will see one fighter break their unbeaten record.
Also added to UFC FIGHT NIGHT: POIRIER vs. DUFFY is Scotland’s Stevie “Braveheart” Ray who will meet France’s Mickael Lebout. Ray and Lebout both picked up wins in July at UFC FIGHT NIGHT: BISPING vs. LEITES over Leonardo Mafra and Teemu Packalen respectively, with Ray securing a Performance of the Night bonus for his standout victory.
These newly announced match ups bring the total number of bouts confirmed for UFC FIGHT NIGHT: POIRIER vs. DUFFY up to nine, with further fights still to be added.
The event – which takes place on Saturday, October 24 at the 3Arena in Dublin – marks the UFC’s highly anticipated return to Ireland, following a sell-out event in July 2014.
This year’s event will be headlined by a five round bout between Joseph “Irish” Duffy and top 15 ranked UFC lightweight Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier. In the co-main event, meanwhile, two of the world’s top ranked heavyweights – Stipe Miocic and Ben Rothwell – will look to stake their claim for a shot at the world title.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: POIRIER vs. DUFFY will also feature a welterweight bout between Cathal Pendred (17-4-1, fighting out of Dublin, Ireland) and Tom Breese (8-0-0, fighting out of Birmingham, England), a lightweight bout between Norman Parke (21-4-1, fighting out of Bushmills, Northern Ireland) and Reza “Mad Dog” Madadi (13-3-0, fighting out of Stockholm, Sweden) and two middleweight bouts between Scott Askham (13-1-0, fighting out of Yorkshire, England) and Krzysztof Jotko (15-1-0, fighting out of Ometa, Poland), andGarreth “Soldierboy” McLellan (11-3-0, fighting out of Johannesburg Gauteng, South Africa) and Bubba “The Fighting Texas Aggie” Bush (8-3-0, fighting out of College Station, Texas).
Tickets for UFC FIGHT NIGHT: POIRIER vs. DUFFY will go on sale to UFC FIGHT CLUB® members at 10:00 a.m. IST on Wednesday September 2
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