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UFC Fight Night 76: Joe Duffy out with mild concussion, Holohan-Smolka promoted to main event

The UFC’s 3rd visit to rowdy Dublin has been hit by the injury bug once again. It was announced earlier today that the lightweight main event between Joseph Duffy and Dustin Poirier has been canceled. Duffy, who suffered a mild concussion in training in Montreal earlier this week, will not be able to compete Saturday and Poirier has decided not to entertain taking on a new opponent on short notice. Here’s the official statement on the matter via UFC.com:

“Due to a medical issue involving UFC lightweight Joe Duffy, the new main event of UFC FIGHT NIGHT in Ireland on Saturday will be a three-round bout featuring hometown hero Paddy Holohan vs.