John Kavanagh and Conor McGregor sum up the fickle sport of MMA with classy messages

It was an emotional night.

Local Irish fight fans didn't get the clean sweep that they got last July as homegrown fighters competing at UFC Dublin brought home a mixed bag of results. Cathal Pendred was dismantled by Tom Breese on the undercard before Aisling Daly gave the crowd something to shout about by beating Ericka Almeida via decision. Neil Seery opened the main card with a thrilling submission victory over Jon Delos Reyes and Norman Parke followed up by outstriking Reza Madadi. The crowd fell flat, though, when Paddy Holohan was forced to submit to the vicelike rear naked choke of Louis Smolka which brought to a close an altogether up-and-down card. SBG head coach John Kavanagh took to Twitter to explain his emotions after the final bell had rung. https://twitter.com/John_Kavanagh/status/658048675831283712 And Conor McGregor, the poster-boy of Irish MMA, shared similar sentiments from the front row of the 3Arena. https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/658049439949574146