After quitting drinking, former flyweight contender Louis Smolka seeks return to UFC

For a while, it seemed like no matter what Louis Smolka did, he couldn’t lose.
Four years into his pro MMA career, he’d had a dozen pro fights and just one defeat, a close split-decision call to Chris Cariaso. Outside of that, Smolka was untouchable and one of the most exciting fighters at 125 pounds. He dispatched Richie Vaculik with a side kick that evoked legendary pro wrestler Shawn Michaels, and submitted Paddy Holohan with a rear-naked choke in the Irishman’s hometown of