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UFC 314 Countdown: Full Episode

BAD MMA News — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 08:08:32 +0000

UFC 314 Countdown previews the promotion’s return to Miami, where former featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski looks to regain his title against Diego Lopes . Plus, Michael Chandler collides with UK phenom Paddy Pimblett in a lightweight contest in the co-main event. UFC 314 takes place on April 12 at the Kaseya Center.

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With Paddy Holohan’s retirement, Willie Gates gets new UFC Fight Night 87 opponent

BAD MMA News — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 15:31:37 +0000

Aug 8, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Dustin Ortiz (red gloves) fights against Willie Gates (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Lindsey-USA TODAY Sports Aug 8, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Dustin Ortiz (red gloves) fights against Willie Gates (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Lindsey-USA TODAY Sports Aug 8, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Dustin Ortiz (red gloves) fights against Willie Gates (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Lindsey-USA TODAY Sports Aug 7, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Dustin Ortiz (left) and Willie Gates (right) during weigh ins for UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Lindsey-USA TODAY Sports Aug 7, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Willie Gates during weigh ins for UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone Arena

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UFC flyweight Paddy Holohan, 27, announces retirement due to blood disorder

BAD MMA News — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 14:12:19 +0000

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Paddy Holohan vs. Willie Gates is 13th addition to UFC Fight Night 87 lineup

BAD MMA News — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:43:38 +0000

Jul 18, 2015; Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Paddy Holohan (Ireland) celebrates with the Irish Flag as he leaves the Octagon after winning his Flyweight bout with Vaughan Lee (England) at The SSE Hydro. Mandatory Credit: Steve Flynn-USA TODAY Sports Oct 24, 2015; Dublin, Ireland; Louis Smolka (blue gloves) competes against Paddy Holohan (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at 3 Arena. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports Oct 24, 2015; Dublin, Ireland; Louis Smolka (blue gloves) competes against Paddy Holohan (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at 3 Arena

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Smolka and Holohan live up to promise of flyweight class, and just in time

BAD MMA News — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 15:27:21 +0000

Paddy Holohan and Louis Smolka On paper, it didn’t look like much of a main event. What it looked like, if we’re being honest, was the last fight on the card, placed there by the shifting tides of chance. Then Louis Smolka and Paddy Holohan marched into the cage and went buck wild on one another for two frantic rounds before Smolka ratcheted on the rear-naked choke . By the end it actually felt, somehow, like a real main event. It also felt like exactly the kind of showcase the flyweight division needed in order to remind us that it’s worth keeping around, which is kind of weird, seeing as how it only got that showcase as the result of others’ misfortune

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UFC Fight Night 76: Louis Smolka vs. Paddy Holohan video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 12:39:51 +0000

Louis Smolka hushed the Irish crowd at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 76 event by submitting local product Paddy Holohan . Check out the video highlights. In the UFC Fight Pass-streamed headliner at Dublin’s 3Arena, Smolka (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) used a second-round rear-naked choke to force the tap from fellow 125-pounder Holohan (12-2-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC). Check out the highlights, including the fight-ending choke, above. And for more on UFC Fight Night 76 , check out the UFC Events section of the site

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Louis Smolka on playing spoiler: If he beat me in Hawaii, people would be throwing sh-t

BAD MMA News — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 02:53:32 +0000

Louis Smolka DUBLIN – Amid stoic silence and a smattering of boos, flyweight Louis Smolka did the right thing to disarm a hostile crowd after submitting hometown hero Paddy Holohan in UFC Fight Night 76’s headliner. Smolka (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) empathized with the Irish fans, and then he played to their sensibilities. “I know you guys might hate me right now, but I love you guys,” he told the crowd. “I can’t wait to go out and party later and drink some Guiness or whiskey.” Some of the fans apparently got the party started earlyat Dublin’s 3Arena, throwing beverages cageside when Holohan (12-2-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC), a short-notice main-eventer beloved for his scrappy fighting style, tapped to a rear-naked choke

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Conor McGregor reacts to Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 76 in his Dublin home

BAD MMA News — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 01:29:57 +0000

Aisling Daly DUBLIN – Irish fighters had mixed results today at UFC Fight Night 76 in Dublin. Of the five Irish-born athletes to compete on the card at 3Arena, three emerged victorious while two others suffered defeats inside the octagon. Interim UFC featherweight champion and the face of Irish MMA, Conor McGregor , did not compete on the card. However, “The Notorious” still had some thoughts on the card that featured four of his SBG Ireland teammates (via Twitter ). The game is truly bitter sweet! Proud of all my teammates. Respect to every fighter who made that walk tonight

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UFC Fight Night 76 results: Louis Smolka silences Dublin, taps Paddy Holohan

BAD MMA News — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 23:10:51 +0000

Louis Smolka DUBLIN – Promoted twice from co-main event to headliner on a card saddled by last-minute withdrawals, Paddy Holohan and Louis Smolka repaid the crowd with a show. Ultimately, Smolka’s (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) technical proficiency won the day with a second-round submission against the gangly Holohan (12-2-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC), who kept charging and made his opponent work for every position. The flyweight bout was the main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 76 event at 3Arena in Dublin. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass

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Twitter reacts to Louis Smolka’s submission of Paddy Holohan at UFC Fight Night 76

BAD MMA News — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 23:10:51 +0000

UFC Fight Night 76’s main event wasn’t what everyone had expected to the see, but in the end the makeshift flyweight headliner delivered a solid amount of action. Louis Smolka (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) played spoiler when he topped Ireland native Paddy Holohan (12-2-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC) by second-round submission after the original main event of Dustin Poirier vs. Joseph Duffy fell apart days before the card due to injury. The victory moved “Da Last Samurai” to 4-1 under the UFC banner and will likely put him in position to get a big-name opponent at 125 pounds. Check out the top Twitter reactions to Smolka’s victory over Holohan at UFC Fight Night 76

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