Before October 24th's UFC Fight Night Poirier vs. Duffy at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, journalist Ralph Welch takes a look back at the last time the UFC visited The Emerald Isle from unique perspectives. Today, we get Welch's first-hand experience. On Sunday, Oct. 18, return for Irish-fighter Aisling Daly's viewpoint.
It was a night that shook this old city, steeped in fighting tradition, to its very foundations.
It was a night where the Irish crowd broke the decibel level. And it was a night where the name Conor McGregor was heard around the world.