Mixed martial arts Todd Duffee

1 mixed martial arts

1.1 career
1.2 ultimate fighting championship
1.3 dream
1.4 super fight league
1.5 return ufc

1.5.1 injury, parsonage–turner syndrome diagnosis , return

mixed martial arts
early career

duffee won first 3 fights against mike walbright, mark haniger , josh bennett. duffee agreed fight ufc , pride fc veteran, assuério silva in main event of jungle fights 11. duffee dominated fight , won knockout in second round.

ultimate fighting championship

duffee set make ufc debut against mostapha al-turk @ ufc 99 until ufc pulled duffee fight. duffee replaced mirko filipović. next announced ufc face fellow ufc newcomer mike russow. however, duffee pulled match , instead matched against tim hague @ ufc 102. duffee set record fastest ko in ufc heavyweight history (0:07) after flooring hague stiff jab , rendering him unconscious follow-up ground , pound. after finish, celebrated camera saying appetizer, want eat dana, let me eat!

duffee expected face paul buentello @ ufc 107 pulled out due injury.

duffee fought mike russow @ ufc 114 in lost via ko in third round. prior fight duffee went on record being overhyped mma world, while opponent underrated. after dominating first 2 rounds utilizing boxing, duffee looked on way unanimous decision win, when, out of nowhere, russow caught duffee 2 straight right hands followed hammerfist prompted referee stop fight duffee laid unconscious on canvas. joe rogan stated nature of knockout out of movie , 1 of greatest comebacks in ufc history . russow broke left ulna while deflecting duffee s punches @ end of round 1. after fight revealed duffee fought torn mcl shingles of eye.

duffee expected face jon madsen on october 23, 2010 @ ufc 121, duffee once again forced off card due injury , replaced gilbert yvel.

on september 7, 2010, duffee surprisingly released ufc unknown reasons. rumored duffee requested financial aid in order pay knee surgery couldn t afford, when ufc said must pay himself there dispute between 2 parties. duffee spoke publicly mma fighters being underpaid , how needed take second job pay training. dana white later said in interview ariel helwani duffee had attitude problem , seemed him doesn t want in ufc, doesn t being in ufc. said work way organization via fighting in smaller leagues. following release duffee said couldn t understand release , has never been told why, although harbors no bitterness towards ufc president or company.

dream

after release ufc, duffee scheduled compete in titan fc @ beginning of 2011. however, when dream, promotion based out of japan, unable secure opponent former strikeforce heavyweight champion alistair overeem in dream s first heavyweight championship bout @ dynamite!!, duffee had manager throw name in mix of potentials bout. less 2 weeks before event, officially named take on overeem in title fight, leaving him little time prepare opportunity fight big name in sport. bout started duffee charged in aggressively flurrying punches no avail, , veteran overeem stayed calm , landed knee rocked duffee followed punches put duffee out cold @ 19 seconds of first round. duffee said after fight respected overeem s ability felt if had sufficient time train , prepare have been different outcome. overeem brought duffee in training camp in preparation ufc debut vs. brock lesnar in late 2011 in order duffee him takedown defense.

duffee scheduled face nick gaston on july 16, 2011 @ dream 17, injury forced him withdraw event.

super fight league

in february 2012 duffee signed exclusive four-fight deal super fight league, india s first professional mixed martial arts fighting league launched , owned raj kundra & sanjay dutt. faced fellow ufc veteran neil grove on sfl s second show held on april 7, 2012. won via tko after 34 seconds in first round, following right-hook dropped grove heavy ground-and-pound. after fight thanked training partners @ american kickboxing academy , credited them helping him through rough training camp, , stated looking fight again possible, adding missed . shortly after win, sfl taking 4-month break until next event revealed duffee allowed fight outside of organization summer if find fights. duffee appealing promoters on twitter fights in both mma , professional boxing none came fruition time of sfl s next event.

duffee announced fight @ sfl 4 on september 29 against former ufc title contender jeff monson after event pushed twice sfl decided change structure of shows, weekly events replacing monthly events. duffee , sfl agreed departure in september , returned free agency. though frustrated fight monson falling out, departure amicable.

return ufc

duffee made ufc return against phil de fries on december 29, 2012 @ ufc 155, replacement matt mitrione. despite fighting respiratory infection won fight via first-round tko, weathering ground exchange before finishing de fries on feet. performance earned duffee knockout of night honors.

injury, parsonage–turner syndrome diagnosis , return

after de fries fight emerged duffee had fought undisclosed injury sustained during training camp , ruled out of 2013. returned training after rehabbing injury in september. however, 3 weeks return gym, after waking severe pains , numbness in arm duffee diagnosed unknown affliction later revealed parsonage–turner syndrome. despite being told doctors not able return @ least 2 years, duffee returned training after 6 months , in september 2014 announced ready fight.

duffee returned extended hiatus face anthony hamilton on december 6, 2014, @ ufc 181. fight marked first fight since returning american top team since departing amicably in 2009. won fight via knockout in first round.

duffee faced frank mir in main event @ ufc fight night 71 on july 15, 2015. lost fight 1st-round knockout after being dropped left hook.

duffee expected face mark godbeer on march 4, 2017, @ ufc 209. however, duffee pulled out of fight in mid-february undisclosed reasons. later revealed duffee had sustained shoulder injury required surgery. duffee targeted november 2017 return not expected return until january 2018.