UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka

UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka (also known as UFC Fight Night 76) was a mixed martial arts event held on October 24, 2015, at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.[1] It featured Paddy Holohan and Louis Smolka as headliners. Smolka defeated Holohan via rear-naked choke.

UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 24, 2015 (2015-10-24)
Venue3Arena
CityDublin, Ireland
Attendance9,500
Event chronology
UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3

Background

The event was the third UFC event in Dublin, following UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson in January 2009 and UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao in July 2014.[1]

The event was expected to be headlined by a lightweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Joseph Duffy.[2] However, Duffy was forced to pull out of the fight on October 21, three days prior to the event, after sustaining a concussion during a sparring session earlier that week and the fight was scrapped. A flyweight bout between Paddy Holohan and Louis Smolka was promoted to serve as the event's new headliner. It was the first three-rounds main event bout since The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale in November 2013.[3]

The co-main event was expected to feature a heavyweight bout with potential UFC Heavyweight Championship title implications between Stipe Miocic and Ben Rothwell.[4] However, Miocic pulled out of the fight on October 14, ten days before the event, citing an injury.[5] Rothwell was removed from the card the following day after the promotion deemed that a suitable opponent could not be arranged on short notice.[6]

Results
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Flyweight Louis Smolka def. Paddy Holohan Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:09
Lightweight Norman Parke def. Reza Madadi Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Darren Till vs. Nicolas Dalby Draw (majority) (29–28, 28–28, 28–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Neil Seery def. Jon Delos Reyes Submission (guillotine choke) 2 4:12
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Stevie Ray def. Mickael Lebout Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Aisling Daly def. Ericka Almeida Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Krzysztof Jotko def. Scott Askham Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Tom Breese def. Cathal Pendred TKO (punches) 1 4:37
Featherweight Darren Elkins def. Robert Whiteford Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Garreth McLellan def. Bubba Bush TKO (punches) 3 4:58

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    Bonus awards

    The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[8]

    • Fight of the Night: Darren Till vs. Nicolas Dalby
    • Performance of the Night: Neil Seery and Tom Breese

    See also

    References
    1. Staff (1 July 2015). "UFC returns to Dublin on Saturday October 24". ufc.com. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
    2. Tom Rooney (29 July 2015). "Joseph Duffy vs. Dustin Poirier headlines UFC Fight Night 76 in Dublin". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
    3. Shaun Al-Shatti (21 October 2015). "Joseph Duffy out of UFC Fight Night 76, Paddy Holohan vs. Louis Smolka set as new main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
    4. Steven Marrocco (12 August 2015). "Heavyweights Stipe Miocic and Ben Rothwell targeted for UFC Fight Night 76 in Dublin". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
    5. Steven Marrocco (13 October 2015). "Stipe Miocic out of next week's UFC Fight Night 76 co-headliner with Ben Rothwell". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
    6. Ariel Helwani (14 October 2015). "Ben Rothwell removed from next week's UFC Fight Night Dublin card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
    7. "UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
    8. Brad Popkin (24 October 2015). "UFC Fight Night 76 bonuses and awards: Darren Till, Nicolas Dalby and more take home $50,000 in Dublin". mmamania.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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