The Allstars Training Center’s Reza Madadi resigned with the UFC in June, and today he has booked a fight. The UFC has announced that the Iranian born fighter out of Sweden will head to Dublin and October 24 to take on Northern Ireland’s Norman Parke.
Northern Ireland's @Norman_Parke & Swede Reza Madadi will meet at #UFCDublin on Oct 24. Tix: https://t.co/qEkxR0YL13 pic.twitter.com/1YWwy43jIL
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) August 7, 2015
Madadi has a 13 win and 3 loss record overall, and had a 7 fight winning streak from 2009-2012. He was last in the cage in April of 2013, when he submitted now top contender Michael Johnson.
Parke comes into the bout with a 20 win, 4 loss, and 1 draw record. He has lost his last two bouts by split decision, first to Gleison Tibau in January and Francisco Trinaldo in May. The fighter primarily trains out of Alliance MMA in San Diego.
UFC Fight Night 77 will take place at the 3Arena in Ireland’s capital. The event is headlined by a lightweight showdown between Joseph Duffy and Dustin Poirier.
