NORMAN PARKE has recharged his batteries over the summer.

Now he is ready to reboot his UFC career in the autumn.

‘Stormin’ Norman is up against Iranian Reza Madadi — who fights out of Sweden — at UFC Fight Night 77 in Dublin’s 3Arena on October 24.

Lightweight Parke’s last win was against Japan’s Naoyuki Kotani at UFC Fight Night 46 in Dublin last July.

He then came out the wrong side of two split-decision losses.

The first was against Brazilian Gleison Tibau at UFC Fight Night 59 in Boston in January.

The second occurred when the Bushmills native took on home favourite Francisco Trinaldo at UFC Fight Night 67 in Brazil in May.

Next Generation man Parke felt he got a raw deal from the judges against Trinaldo, and he temporarily lost his appetite for MMA.

Parke revealed: “After the fight my knee was a bit sore so I was off for about a month, and I took another three weeks then.

“I lost interest for a while and I needed to stay away from the game for a wee bit.”

But the prospect of a return to Dublin — where he scored a second-round TKO on his last visit — rekindled his desire to climb back up the ranks.

Parke, 28, who has a record of 21-4-1, added: “I’m back training a few weeks now.

“Dublin was the best atmosphere ever, and the best experience of my UFC career.”

Parke’s opponent has had some interesting experiences of his own.

Madadi — who boasts a 13-3 slate — is coming off a 14-month spell in prison.

He was convicted for his alleged role in a burglary that took place at a luxury handbag shop in Stockholm in May of 2013.

The three men involved wore masks and Madadi, 37, maintains to this day he was not one of them.

But the law thought otherwise, he was dropped by the UFC and sent to the slammer.

Madadi is back having served his time but Parke plans to condemn him to defeat in Dublin.

The judo black belt said: “He’a a tough guy but I feel like I can beat him everywhere, no problem. It’s going to be the same as last year — I’m going to come straight out from the off.”

Madadi’s last fight was a win over American Michael Johnson, who has since racked up four straight victories, in Stockholm in April 2013.

That was the night when a fresh-faced Conor McGregor made his UFC debut.

It has been 28 months since Madadi had his hand raised.

But Parke expects ‘Mad Dog’, who is 2-1 in the UFC, to come out all guns blazing in Dublin.

He added: “I’m not going to sit there and tell myself that he will suffer from ring rust. I expect him to come out there on fire.”

Parke has a busy few months ahead of him.

His fiance Amanda is expecting a baby and he plans to spend some time training at Alliance MMA in San Diego, an old stomping ground of his.

After that it is off to the 3Arena for his sixth UFC bout, which he hopes will mark the start of a bright new chapter in his career.

Parke said: “There’s a lot to look forward to. I’m going to go out there, get the job done, get a win on my record again and get back on track.”