| UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 24, 2015 | |||
| Venue | 3Arena | |||
| City | Dublin, Ireland | |||
| Attendance | 9,500 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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]
The event was the third that the organization has hosted in Dublin, following UFC 93 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 citing injury. [5] Subsequently, 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]
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
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| 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 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [8]
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