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Paddy Holohan devastated by early retirement: It feels like ‘death’
- Updated: April 30, 2016
On Monday, it was announced that Paddy Holohan had been forced to call it a career due to a rare health disorder. Holohan, who has trained under the tutelage of SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh since he was 19-years-old, lost his last fight to Louis Smolka but won the hearts of many fans.
Unfortunately for Holohan, it was the last time he’d ever get the chance to perform in front of his loyal Irish supporters. ‘The Hooligan’ has suffered from Factor XIII, a blood clotting disorder, since he was 8-years-old, but the information was never disclosed to the UFC.
“When I was 8 years of age, I was diagnosed with it,” Holohan said on a recent edition of The MMA Hour (h/t Luke Thomas of MMA Fighting). “It’s an extremely rare kind of thing,” Holohan said on Monday’s The MMA Hour. “It’s called Factor XIII …
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