'UFC Fight Night 76: Poirier vs. Duffy' lineup set for Oct. 24 return to Ireland

Dustin Poirier and Joseph Duffy

The lineup is set for next month’s UFC Fight Night 76 event, which marks the organization’s return to Ireland.

UFC Fight Night 76 takes place Oct. 24 at 3Arena in Dublin, and both the main and preliminary cards stream on UFC Fight Pass.

In the lightweight headliner, Irishman Joseph Duffy (14-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who’s riding a four-fight winning streak, looks to continue his climb up the UFC ranks when he takes on tough veteran Dustin Poirier (18-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC), who’s 5-1 with four knockouts in his past six bouts.

Big men clash in the co-headliner as Stipe Miocic (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC), who’s ranked No. 4 in the NOS Energy Drink MMA heavyweight rankings, takes on resurgent Ben Rothwell (35-9 MMA, 5-3 UFC), who’s ranked No. 7.

Rounding out the main card are Nicolas Dalby (14-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. fellow unbeaten welterweight Darren Till (13-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and flyweights Paddy Holohan (12-1-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Louis Smolka (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC).

Lightweights Reza Madadi (13-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Norman Parke (20-4-1 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC) close out the prelims.

The full UFC Fight Night 76 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 4 p.m. ET*)

• Joseph Duffy vs. Dustin Poirier
• Stipe Miocic vs. Ben Rothwell
• Nicolas Dalby vs. Darren Till
• Paddy Holohan vs. Louis Smolka

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 12:45 p.m. ET*)

• Reza Madadi vs. Norman Parke
• Mickael Lebout vs. Stevie Ray
• Jon Delos Reyes vs. Neil Seery
• Scott Askham vs. Krzysztof Jotko
• Ericka Almeida vs. Aisling Daly
• Tom Breese vs. Cathal Pendred
• Darren Elkins vs. Robert Whiteford
• Bubba Bush vs. Garreth McLellan

* – Estimated start time

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