Toronto – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents extensive live coverage of UFC Fight Night™: Poirier vs. Duffy, which takes place this Saturday, October 24 from 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.
Fight Network will air the live main card exclusively in Canada from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET. The event will be replayed in its entirety in primetime at 9 p.m. ET and again at 10 p.m. PT for viewers on the West Coast.
In the main event, red-hot lightweight fan favorite Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier (18-4) battles Ireland native Joseph Duffy (13-1), the last man to defeat interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor. In other exciting main card pairings, Ireland’s own Paddy “The Hooligan” Holohan (12-1-1) takes on American Louis “Da Last Samurai” Samurai (9-1) in a clash of fiery flyweight contenders, Northern Ireland’s Norman Parke (21-4-1) welcomes Iranian-born Swedish lightweight Reza “Mad Dog” Madadi (13-3) back to the octagon, plus Denmark’s Nicolas “Sharpshooter” Dalby (14-0) meets England’s Darren Till (13-0) in a showcase of undefeated welterweight prospects.
On Thursday, Oct. 22, Fight Network premieres a one-hour UFC® Fight Night Dublin Pre-Show, which features previews, predictions and analysis for the event, and also serves as a lead-in to the live main card. In addition, Fight Network is airing another one-hour special entitled, UFC BreakDown: UFC Fight Night Dublin, hosted by UFC commentators Dan Hardy and John Gooden. Other shoulder programming for UFC Fight Night™: Poirier vs. Duffy can be seen during Fight News Now Extra, including On The Fly specials profiling Joseph Duffy, Paddy Holohan and fight week, offering viewers unparalleled access into the training and lives of the fighters and buildup leading to the hotly anticipated event. All airings are listed at www.fightnetwork.com.
Fight Network will also televise the live weigh-ins for UFC Fight Night™: Poirier vs. Duffy on Friday, October 23 at 11 a.m. ET, as all the fighters tip the scale one day before entering the Octagon.
In addition to all the live events, Fight Network is the destination for UFC library content, specials and series, including UFC Unleashed, UFC Now, UFC Ultimate Insider and classic UFC PPV events.
This Sunday, Oct. 25 at 9 p.m. ET, catch a full encore presentation of UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier from May 23, 2015 in Las Vegas, which featured Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson and Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort in a pair of memorable championship bouts, plus a can’t-miss “Round of the Year” contender between Andrei Arlovski and Travis Browne.
The full card for UFC Fight Night™: Poirier vs. Duffy includes:
Main Card (Live on Fight Network, 4 p.m. ET)
-Dustin Poirier (18-4) vs. Joseph Duffy (13-1)
-Paddy Holohan (12-1-1) vs. Louis Smolka (9-1)
-Norman Parke (21-4-1) vs. Reza Madadi (13-3)
-Nicolas Dalby (14-0) vs. Darren Till (13-0)
Preliminary Card (Live on UFC Fight Pass, 1 p.m. ET)
-Stevie Ray (18-5) vs. Mickael Lebout (14-4-1, 1NC)
-Neil Seery (15-11) vs. Jon Delos Reyes (8-4)
-Aisling Daly (15-5) vs. Ericka Almeida (7-1)
-Scott Askham (13-1) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (15-1)
-Cathal Pendred (17-4-1) vs. Tom Breese (8-0)
-Darren Elkins (19-5) vs. Rob Whiteford (12-2)
-Bubba Bush (8-3) vs. Garreth McLellan (11-3)
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