By , Damon Martin
Published October 29, 2015
Dustin Poirier reacts after his TKO victory over Akira Corassani in their featherweight fight during the TUF Nations Finale at Colisee Pepsi on April 16, 2014 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Joseph Duffy celebrates after defeating Jake Lindsey in their lightweight bout during the UFC 185 event at the American Airlines Center on March 14, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Josh Hedges (Zuffa LLC)/Getty Images
Following the cancellation of their bout last weekend in Ireland, Dustin Poirier and Joseph Duffy have been rescheduled to meet at UFC 195 on Jan. 2 in Las Vegas.
The new fight was announced on "UFC Tonight" on Wednesday.
The fight was originally scheduled for the main event in Ireland, but Duffy suffered a flash knockout on his final day of sparring just before leaving his camp in Montreal.
When he arrived in Ireland and word of the knockout got out to UFC officials, they told Duffy to undergo a medical exam. Doctors determined he had a mild concussion as a result of the blow to the head, and he was deemed medically ineligible to compete.
So the fight was canceled and both fighters were pulled from the card.
Now the UFC has opted to reschedule the fight for early 2016 with Poirier meeting Duffy in a featured bout on the New Year's card in Las Vegas.
The lightweight bout joins an already stacked show including the main event that pits Poirier's teammate Robbie Lawler against Carlos Condit in a headline fight with the welterweight title up for grabs.
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