Owen Roddy
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Paddy Holohan: ‘MMA was a liferaft to grab onto’
- People
- November 30, 2019
On the wall of the Straight Blast Gym (SBG) in an industrial estate in Dublin 24, there’s a huge picture of the gym’s owner, the red-bearded MMA fight(...)

Riveting clash of styles as McGregor seeks to reconquer
- Other Sports
- October 6, 2018
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has changed a lot in its 25 years of existence, but one thing remains true – styles make fights, and Conor McGregor(...)

‘MMA fighters are, by and large, a sensitive bunch’
- Fitness
- February 3, 2018, 06:00
Today it’s one of Ireland’s most talked about sports, but I initially became aware of MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) in the 2000s thanks to my older brother(...)
![Philly McMahon: “We don’t know how well our tactics are going to work, the same with them [Tyrone] So we can only prepare as best we can.” Photograph: Gary Carr/Inpho Philly McMahon: “We don’t know how well our tactics are going to work, the same with them [Tyrone] So we can only prepare as best we can.” Photograph: Gary Carr/Inpho](/polopoly_fs/1.3194676.1503413608!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
Balanced approach the key to Philly McMahon’s success
- Gaelic Games
- August 23, 2017, 06:00
Philly McMahon reckons he’ll have to give the McGregor-Mayweather fight a miss early on Sunday morning. He’s an MMA enthusiast and, but for his commi(...)