Louis Smolka DUBLIN – Amid stoic silence and a smattering of boos, flyweight Louis Smolka did the right thing to disarm a hostile crowd after submitting hometown hero Paddy Holohan in UFC Fight Night 76’s headliner. Smolka (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) empathized with the Irish fans, and then he played to their sensibilities. “I know you guys might hate me right now, but I love you guys,” he told the crowd. “I can’t wait to go out and party later and drink some Guiness or whiskey.” Some of the fans apparently got the party started earlyat Dublin’s 3Arena, throwing beverages cageside when Holohan (12-2-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC), a short-notice main-eventer beloved for his scrappy fighting style, tapped to a rear-naked choke
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