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Paddy Holohan’s Replacement For UFC Fight Night 87 Announced

As noted, Conor McGregor’s SBG Ireland teammate and UFC veteran Paddy Holohan was forced to retire from MMA due to a rare disorder. Now, UFC officials have announced the man who will replace him in what was originally scheduled to be Holohan’s next Oct…

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As noted, Conor McGregor’s SBG Ireland teammate and UFC veteran Paddy Holohan was forced to retire from MMA due to a rare disorder. Now, UFC officials have announced the man who will replace him in what was originally scheduled to be Holohan’s next Octagon appearance.

Replacing Holohan in his originally scheduled bout against Willie Gates will be Yuta Sasaki.

The Gates-Sasaki fight will serve as an undercard bout for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 87 event, which features an intriguing heavyweight main event between knockout artists Alistair Overeem and Andrei Arlovski.

The complete lineup for UFN 87 is as follows:

UFC Fight Night 87 is scheduled for May 8, 2016 at the Ahoy Rotterdam Arena in The Netherlands.

Paddy Holohan-Willie Gates Added To UFC Fight Night 87

Paddy Holohan and Willie Gates will square off next month as part of UFC Fight Night 87.

The bout was recently added to the May 8 lineup from the Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Alistair Overeem takes on Andrei Arlovski in the main event.

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Paddy Holohan and Willie Gates will square off next month as part of UFC Fight Night 87.

The bout was recently added to the May 8 lineup from the Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Alistair Overeem takes on Andrei Arlovski in the main event.

Holohan (12-2-1) has posted a 3-2 record over five Octagon appearances, but his two-fight win streak was snapped last October with a submission loss to Louis Smolka. The Irish fighter has topped Vaughan Lee, Shane Howell and Josh Sampo over the past two years.

Gates (12-6) was finished by Dustin Ortiz last August after stopping Darrell Montague earlier last year for his first UFC win. His dropped his debut – on short notice – to former top contender John Moraga in 2014.

Other planned bouts include Antonio Silva vs. Stefan Struve, Gunnar Nelson vs. Albert Tumenov and Germaine de Randamie vs. Anna Elmose.

Paddy Holohan-Willie Gates Added To UFC Fight Night 87

Paddy Holohan and Willie Gates will square off next month as part of UFC Fight Night 87.

The bout was recently added to the May 8 lineup from the Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Alistair Overeem takes on Andrei Arlovski in the main event.

Holo…

Cf2Vsf_UsAEvIZ_

Paddy Holohan and Willie Gates will square off next month as part of UFC Fight Night 87.

The bout was recently added to the May 8 lineup from the Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Alistair Overeem takes on Andrei Arlovski in the main event.

Holohan (12-2-1) has posted a 3-2 record over five Octagon appearances, but his two-fight win streak was snapped last October with a submission loss to Louis Smolka. The Irish fighter has topped Vaughan Lee, Shane Howell and Josh Sampo over the past two years.

Gates (12-6) was finished by Dustin Ortiz last August after stopping Darrell Montague earlier last year for his first UFC win. His dropped his debut – on short notice – to former top contender John Moraga in 2014.

Other planned bouts include Antonio Silva vs. Stefan Struve, Gunnar Nelson vs. Albert Tumenov and Germaine de Randamie vs. Anna Elmose.