IRISH MIXED MARTIAL arts fans will be delighted to hear the UFC has confirmed its return to Ireland for an event this July.
Dana White, president of the elite franchise in MMA, revealed last August that they would stage a fight night here sometime in 2014, with Dubliner Conor McGregor (currently recovering from knee surgery) mooted for a possible headline bout in front of home fans.
News that the UFC was heading to Germany in May was announced this morning and, speaking on talkSport this afternoon executive vice president and managing director of UFC EMEA Garry Cook said:
The UFC is going to Dublin on July 19th and exploring Glasgow in 2015.”
It will be the promotion’s second time at Dublin’s O2 Arena after Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson headlined UFC 93 in January 2009.
