UFC Dublin Preview with Paul Dollery of the42.ie
Duffy v Poirier Headlines 3Arena Card
The UFC returns to Dublin this week.
Donegal's Joe Duffy (pictured here with the Hagan, when he had his glorious beard) headlines the card in just his third UFC bout - he takes on Dustin Poirier, who Irish fans will remember was beaten by Conor McGregor last year. (We spoke to Duffy a few weeks back about this fight and his rise to stardom, you can listen to that interview HERE)
To preview the event, we spoke to @PaulDollery of the42.ie - click PLAY below
The card in full is (Irish fighters in bold)
Main Card
Lightweight Dustin Poirier vs. Joseph Duffy
Flyweight Patrick Holohan vs. Louis Smolka
Lightweight Norman Parke vs. Reza Madadi
Welterweight Nicolas Dalby vs. Darren Till
Preliminary Card
Lightweight Stevie Ray vs. Mickael Lebout
Flyweight Neil Seery vs. Jon Delos Reyes
Middleweight Scott Askham vs. Krzysztof Jotko
Women's Strawweight Aisling Daly vs. Ericka Almeida
Welterweight Cathal Pendred vs. Tom Breese
Featherweight Darren Elkins vs. Robert Whiteford
Middleweight Bubba Bush vs. Garreth McLellan
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