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The UFC is apparently set to make a return to Ireland before the end of 2015, according to company President Dana White.
A date and location was not announced, but at today’s “UFC 189 World Championship Tour” news conference in Dublin, White said the octagon would return to the country before the end of the year.
The organization’s most recent trip to Ireland took place in July 2014 at The O2 in Dublin. Hometown superstar Conor McGregor headlined the event in a featherweight bout against “The Ultimate Fighter 14″ winner Diego Brandao in front of a capacity crowd of 9,500.
Prior to that event, the company was absent from Ireland from the country for more than five years. UFC 93, headlined by Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson, took place in January 2009. The promotion also traveled to Northern Ireland for UFC 72.
White said the UFC wants to put on a card at Dublin’s famed Croke Park soccer stadium, which holds in excess of 80,000 people, and said it’s in the cards if regulatory hurdles with the city can be cleared.
White was in Dublin for the final stop in the UFC 189 Championship World Tour, featuring UFC 189 headliners Jose Aldo (25-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC), who attempts his eighth title defense at the July 11 pay-per-view event at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena, and McGregor (17-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC).
For more on the UFC’s upcoming schedule, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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