1. Patrick Pearse Holohan was born on 3 May 1988 and is an Irish politician and retired mixed martial artist who previously competed in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
22 Facts About Paddy Holohan
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Paddy Holohan's mother was placed in a Magdalene Laundry before he was born following the loss of two previous children.
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For part of his childhood Paddy Holohan resided with a maternal aunt in Belfast, Northern Ireland, during the final years of the Troubles.
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Paddy Holohan's son Seamus Patrick was born in 2018 and daughter Feile Eireann in 2021 and Ceola Laragh in 2022 with his long-term partner Chelsea Hudson.
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Paddy Holohan faced Josh Hill for his fight to get in the house.
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Paddy Holohan was repeatedly taken down and had no answer for the top game of Hill and ended up losing by decision.
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Paddy Holohan made his official promotional debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship against Josh Sampo on 19 July 2014 at UFC Fight Night 46.
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Paddy Holohan won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission midway through the first round.
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Paddy Holohan was scheduled to face Louis Gaudinot on 4 October 2014 at UFC Fight Night 54.
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Paddy Holohan faced Shane Howell on 18 January 2015, at UFC Fight Night 59.
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Paddy Holohan returned to the cage on 18 July 2015, to face Vaughan Lee on 18 July 2015 at UFC Fight Night 72.
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Paddy Holohan next fought Louis Smolka on 24 October 2015 at UFC Fight Night 76.
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Paddy Holohan lost by second round submission after taking a series of shots and then giving up his back, opening a window for Smolka to lock in the rear naked choke for the victory.
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Paddy Holohan was expected to face Willie Gates on 8 May 2016 at UFC Fight Night 87.
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Paddy Holohan was replaced on the card by Yuta Sasaki.
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Paddy Holohan was elected to South Dublin County Council for Sinn Fein at the 2019 local elections in May 2019.
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Paddy Holohan accused Varadkar of not understanding the society of Ireland and the history of Ireland, and of being detached from the classes of Ireland, due to his father and grandfather's Indian ethnicity.
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On 16 January, as the 2020 Irish general election campaign was underway, Paddy Holohan was called upon by his party to apologize for his remarks.
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Sinn Fein announced that afternoon that Paddy Holohan had been suspended from the party and was to face disciplinary procedures.
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Later that month, it was revealed that Paddy Holohan had chosen not to renew his party membership and had become an independent councillor.
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Paddy Holohan stood in the 2024 Irish local elections in both Tallaght South and Tallaght Central, won seats in both, and took up his seat in Tallaght South while nominating local MMA coach Dean Donnelly to be co-opted onto the council for the Tallaght Central seat.
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On November 15th 2024 Paddy Holohan declared his intention to run in the Dublin South West Dail constituency in the 2024 Irish general election.