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29th Oct 2015

Irish UFC fighter has one small problem with the rescheduled date for his next fight

And no Quality street either young man

Kevin McGillicuddy

So technically by January 2nd, you should be back at work and well-rested after the Christmas, but it’s a tough slog.

You’ve probably over-indulged on food, booze and chocolate and are now full of post-Christmas guilt. It’s a thing, trust us. But if you’re an MMA fighter set to appear at UFC 195, you’re bang out of luck as the event is due to take place on the second day of 2016.

Irish fighter Joe Duffy was due to fight Dustin Poirer at the recent UFC event in Dublin but the he was forced to pull out due to concussive injury.

It was announced that the fight will now take place in Las Vegas as part of a UFC 195 card that will also feature Robbie Lawler.

However, Duffy has one tiny, very understandable problem with the date:

Duffy