''UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 76'') was a

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event held on October 24, 2015, at 3Arena in

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Background

The event was the third that the organization has hosted in

, following

UFC 93 ''UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on January 17, 2009 at The O2, Dublin in Dublin, Ireland. Background The main event featured a Light Heavyweight bout between fo ...

in January 2009 and UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao in July 2014. The event was expected to be headlined by a lightweight bout between

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and Joseph Duffy. 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 Patrick Holohan (born 3 May 1988) is an Irish politician and retired mixed martial artist who notably competed in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor from 2007 until his retirement in 2016, ...

and

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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. The co-main event was expected to feature a heavyweight bout with potential

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title implications between Stipe Miocic and Ben Rothwell. However, Miocic pulled out of the fight on October 14 citing injury. 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.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Darren Till vs. Nicolas Dalby *Performance of the Night: Neil Seery and Tom Breese

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References