UFC Dublin suffered a heavy blow to its main event two weeks ago when hometown headliner Joe Duffy suffered a concussion just days before the weigh-ins.
In the mad scramble to save the card, UFC matchmakers offered Duffy's opponent, Dustin Poirier, a chance to face off against Norman Parke in the co-main event instead.
Poirier said no, and later suggested he "saved" Parke's career in the process, suggesting that had he accepted the Northern Irishman would have suffered his third consecutive loss and been cut from the promotion.
But what if the roles were reversed?