The best pictures from UFC Fight Night Dublin: McGregor vs. Brandao

JOE was down at the O2 in Dublin for UFC Fight Night Dublin: McGregor vs. Brandao. Here’s a look at some of the best pics from the night…

The night started off with the USA’s Josh Sampo vs Ireland’s Patrick Holohan. The first match of the evening didn’t last too long with Holohan winning by rear naked choke on Sampo in the first round. Needless to say, it was exactly the sort of start the Irish home fans were looking for.

Ireland's @PaddyHolohanMMA chokes out @JSampoMMA in under a minute at #UFCDublin #UFCFightNight #COYBIG @ufc pic.twitter.com/BvJ3SojBW3 — JOE.ie (@JOEdotie) July 19, 2014

The luck of the Irish continued throughout the night with Cathal Pendred beating Mike King also with a rear naked choke that knocked the American out cold. “You’ll never beat the Irish” rang out among the crowd at the O2 following Pendred’s fight. Neil Seery from Dublin also saw off his competitor, Phil Harris of Portsmouth, England, in what appeared to be a fairly close match, up until the last round when Seery managed to dominate physically in the cage. There was very strong support for Northern Ireland’s Norman Parke who managed to beat a tired looking Naoyuki Kotani of Japan by TKO. In fairness, Parke had the fight under control from the get go.

Fans at the O2 Dublin are really getting behind Northern Ireland's @norman_parke #UFCFightNight #UFCDublin pic.twitter.com/nxr9TN9FKq — JOE.ie (@JOEdotie) July 19, 2014

Last, but not least for Ireland, was Conor ‘The Notorious’ McGregor’s incredible win over the Brazilian Diego Brandao, and not that we're biased, but we think the Irishman's shorts may have had some lucky branding... just sayin'. Brandao had been looking forward to the challenge all week saying McGregor “talks like a clown”, but McGregor was certainly the last man laughing after tonight’s UFC Fight Night Dublin event. That’s it from us, but for more pics make sure to check out JOE’s Twitter and Facebook accounts. Pics via INPHO Rodrigo Rodos/JOE.ie