Tyrone fighter Caolan Loughran has a number of Armagh GAA fans travelling to Manchester to cheer him on at UFC 304
A number of Armagh GAA fans are facing a "heavy one" as they prepare for a massive 24-hour sporting bender this weekend.
Indeed, the main event at UFC 304 isn't due to end until after 6am, with the bizarre timings catering for an American PPV audience. "The times for UFC 304 are messed up despite it being in Manchester. The main event is due to end at 6.30am, and the Armagh fans' flight back to Dublin is at 10am.Loughran grew up playing GAA football, but two serious knee injuries prompted him to change his sporting career.
"An MMA gym then opened up in Cookstown, and it was in the middle of the Conor McGregor phenomenon. So I decided to go down, and within five minutes I was hooked.
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