Paddy Holohan hasn't been seen since losing to Louis Smolka at UFC Dublin in October. According to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting, Holohan is set to face Willie Gates at UFC's debut in Rotterdam joining a card including Gunnar Nelson, Neil Seery, and Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva.
The event, set for May 8th will mark a chance for redemption for both fighters coming off a loss. The pair have been sending tweets back and forth to each other since last December - making this a very easy next fight for both.
Gates in particular has been angling for Holohan and wanted to fight at UFC 197:
@PaddyHolohanMMA @ufc @danawhite @seanshelby so what's up you ready to redeem your self after your last lost I'm ready if u are #whoopass
— Willie Gates (@WhOopassWilliE) December 5, 2015
Hmm @PaddyHolohanMMA UFC 197 sounds like a perfect date what you think @seanshelby @danawhite @ufc #whoopass #Vegas #please
— Willie Gates (@WhOopassWilliE) January 9, 2016
@WhOopassWilliE haha good to see your learning some Conor lines your obviously a fan of him too 😉😂 see you In Croatia lill Wayne
— Paddy Holohan (@PaddyHolohanMMA) January 18, 2016
@WhOopassWilliE @IridiumSports @seanshelby @ufc I'm the bum ? 😂😂 your welcome this tweet will get you some more 😉 pic.twitter.com/SZhacuEbyL
— Paddy Holohan (@PaddyHolohanMMA) February 11, 2016
@PaddyHolohanMMA @stuarty06 @ufc @seanshelby hold up give me a sec I still have some fight left in me 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/SMPhhH6wdf
— Willie Gates (@WhOopassWilliE) February 17, 2016
Not twitter burns of the highest quality, but it looks like it'll be a highly anticipated fight between the pair at least.
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