Heavyweight prospect Todd Duffee released from his UFC contract
by Osborcor on Sep 7, 2010 10:41 PM EDT
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That's according to his manager Alex Davis:
"Well, I'm not sure exactly what the problem or problems were. I tryed [sic] hard to avoid, but Dana wasn't listening. It unfortunate, but Todd's an asset and he will keep fighting. He's a young kid that gets a lot attention."
SI.com's Josh Gross passes along the quote from Davis about the apparent difficulty in dealing with the talented but ornery Duffee, who set the division ablaze with his record-setting knockout over Tim Hague, only to go belly up after a KO loss to Mike Russow just a couple of months later. Any chance he shows up in Strikeforce? And what kind of impact can he make if he does?
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guarentee he pissed the wrong guy off, i dont care how bad that last loss was.
piricks got an attitude in every interview ive seen.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 7, 2010 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably right
He seemed to spout off at the mouth a little too much. Guess Dana’s not going to be letting him eat any more.
by PetrozellisJab on Sep 7, 2010 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
every time ive seen an interview he is total douche. even on mma hour.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 7, 2010 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
guy cried that they joked about him working at dq for his first job
by they i mean zuffa. it was a light hearted joke and he twittered some big sob story. he’s a big baby
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by daniel worby on Sep 7, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
why do they even have contracts.
it’s impossible to deal with Dana and at the end of the day things like this is only gonna hurt the fans. “Todd Duffee’s an ass” sounds just like Dana who of course has to interfere with the fighters personalities.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic !
His own manager is the one who said he’s an ass. WTF can you read or do you just blame dana for everything?
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by LOKIE on Sep 7, 2010 11:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
So, we have very little information, but a quote from Duffee’s own agent, whose job is to look out for Duffee’s best interest, implies that it was because Todd’s attitude and even calls him an ass. Clearly we can glean from this that Dana is being unreasonable.
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Who's the baby here?
Duffy for e-crying via Twitter, or Dana for firing a guy who rubbed him the wrong way?
" Its a good thing you look good in that suit, cos that's all you're gonna be doing - wearing a suit."
well, kicking athletes out of their sport for personal reasons is insane. They should have to compensate him with a million or so at least.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic !
Why? He signed a contract that obviously didn’t state that and how can you feel bad for a grown ass man? These fighters know the UFC contract is one sided but still sign it, so where is the problem? You really are out there aren’t you Rob
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by LOKIE on Sep 8, 2010 12:01 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
the problem is with the ufc lokie.
if these fighters don’t sign with the ufc where do they sign ? the biggest organization should be a little more proffessional.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic !
hey roberto, look at the gif just below...
if duffee is worth a million dollar payoff, whats the fat fucker knocking him out worth?
It happens on many pro teams in america anyway every year that players act like ass`s and get released by their team
Just look at the NFL TO, Brandon MArshall and Haynsworth just to name a few. Even though the UFC is a sport the boss and employees don`t always get along I`m sure it`s like that in any business that has 100+ employees.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
They should have to compensate him with a million or so at least.
WTF? I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and LOL based on my presumption that you’re joking. Right? Am I right or am I right? Right, right?
"THIS IS THE GREATEST UPSET IN THE HISTORY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS!"
Gus Johnson will never live that down and it should never be forgotten.
![Mike Russow KO's Todd Duffee [UFC 114]](http://i50.tinypic.com/1zn517m.gif)
its more then this ^^
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 7, 2010 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, he did back out of his fight with Madsen. Seems like every other time he’s supposed to fight, he pulls out due to injury. Silva may have just gotten sick of filling this guys place on the fight roster.
by PetrozellisJab on Sep 7, 2010 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
imo he still has somewhat of a name for an up and comer to build momentum off of a win. Maybe he demanded toney and they laughed him out of the company.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 7, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
i just want to know
whats up with that russow rematch? maybe shine couldnt put it on.
never have any regrets, because at the time, thats all you wanted to do
The baby "Love Tap" hammer fist at the end always makes me laugh...
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by TABASCOsauce on Sep 7, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
HAHAHA...I just noticed that!
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by TABASCOsauce on Sep 7, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Love that tiny hammerfist Russow threw
at the end that inflicted .00001% damage. Hilarious
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Ah, you beat me to it TABASCOsauce
Stay thirsty my friends
how so
and if Roberto doesn’t think EVERY business man in the world makes decisions based on if he likes you or not, you’re crazy. Would he cut a proven team guy like Clay Guida for something dumb, no, but who the fuck is Todd Duffee? I told you guys before his last fight he sucked, no one believed me, too much muscle mass for this sport!
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Good point..
I was impressed by his fast ko, which may not take talent but I saw how he went most of 3 rounds and did’nt gas. He had some good power and nice punches too. He may not be GSP but I saw more positives then I did negatives.
Triangles don't dodge Fedor.
But it was the fast KO coupled with his impressive physique which set the hype train full steam ahead. I fell for it too. He still has a lot of potential though, but since the Dairy Queen fiasco things have been making a steady decline for the Duff Man.
"THIS IS THE GREATEST UPSET IN THE HISTORY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS!"
Gus Johnson will never live that down and it should never be forgotten.
Kev, he has too much muscle mass for the sport???
One name for you…….. Brock! Here is another……..ready……..Carwin! I actually think that he fills out well bc he has a massive frame. IMO he has the right amount of muscle for his body. I wonder what happened. And I’m sure we’ll see him in SF.
Anderson Silva is by far the number one P4P king!!! Even when he is losing a fight he still comes back and finishes for the win! GSP dominates the whole fight and still can't finish! LOL
his mass isnt a problem
He is just real GREEN with a real ATTITUDE
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by *Californication* on Sep 8, 2010 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions
probably old news but is Kendall grove fighting mai at uf12.wow i luv this fight!
"whats the difference if Bruce Springsteen is his shidoshi?"
I disagree..
He only had two fights for them. Just because you don’t meet all expectations in both fights does’nt mean all that bad..
Triangles don't dodge Fedor.
you missed the joke
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
Opps.
Oh well I’m sure someone was gonna come on here bitching about him so save my comment for them.
Triangles don't dodge Fedor.
lol, nice.
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
The part that makes me cringe is the, “I want to eat, Dana. Let me eat” or however it goes. Compare that nonsense with the classy nature of Fedor. For me, it’s even worse than, “I might even get on top of my wife tonight.” But Brock can pull it off well with his odd statements.
"THIS IS THE GREATEST UPSET IN THE HISTORY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS!"
Gus Johnson will never live that down and it should never be forgotten.
And how many ppv's he sells!
Anderson Silva is by far the number one P4P king!!! Even when he is losing a fight he still comes back and finishes for the win! GSP dominates the whole fight and still can't finish! LOL
wow
Let go after one loss? wow. Somewhere Brandon Vera is polishing his golden balls.
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by mythbuster on Sep 7, 2010 9:04 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Vera will b released after thiago silva runs all over his ass. It was reported to take place new yrs
by malito3og3 on Sep 7, 2010 11:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Strikeforce bound vs Rogers or AA
by malito3og3 on Sep 7, 2010 10:53 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
This is all bc Duffee wanted more money I believe as well as a few injury problems (Jesse edited the story for some reason). God forbid anyone offends great King Dana by asking him to forego another Ferrari to pay his fighters reasonable wages.
Chael Sonnen: Last time I defeated the myth, this time I'll defeat the man.
So...hyped...
Ya. Dude verdasco-Ferrer was epic. Nadal is playing very well although Lopez tends to make his opponents look good. Hoping Djoko can win this tourny i think he has a decent chance.
Chael Sonnen: Last time I defeated the myth, this time I'll defeat the man.
So...hyped...
yeah, I had money on verdasco ! he's a beast.
Djoko is most likely going to reach the semi’s and anything can happen from there , he’s beat Nadal the last 3 times.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic !
I don’t get the constant complaining about UFC salaries. Could they pay higher salaries and still be profitable? Maybe. Does that mean that, with their current scale, they aren’t still the best salaries in the game? Hell, no.
From top to bottom, the UFC pays better than every other sustainable org. Their undercard guys make more than they’d make main-eventing a local show. UFC undercard fighters also make more than shows like Strikeforce, where you see 2k/2k type deals for the dark fighters, with no shot at tv time, meaning lower sponsorship, too. Throw in the increase in sponsorship money available for UFC fighters, and the unannounced bonuses, and the UFC is certainly the best-paying organization around.
I’ve been reading Duffee was on an 8k/8k for the Duffee fight, meaning he should have made 16k before sponsors and bonuses, had he not been clipped. Yeah, that’s not new car money, but that’s still a pretty damn good paycheck for a guy in his 7th pro fight.
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Seriously though, Duffee should go to DREAM and get knee-barred by my man Minowa.
I tried to fart and a lil shit came out. BOINK!
bellator next season?
its prob better for him and his career that he got cut. lets face it he prob would have lots to a real threat unlike hague or russow. I think a few fights in a smaller organization will do him some good
On the good side a Duffee and Rogers fight sounds like a barn burner!!
Really I think this is going to be good for all party`s you know if Duffee did have a bad attitude getting punished by losing a job may be the best thing. Duffee vs Kongo,GG,Struve and Rothwell would of been good but Rogers is a decent fight, hell Big Foot I think would be a fune fight? We the fans won`t lose I think Duffee adds more excitement to SF than he does UFC anyway.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Yeah, Duffee still offers a lot of good match-ups. He very well might be a can, maybe not — he’s definitely not a contender — but he got caught. People are so quick to discredit people. He’s still good to watch and it’ll be interesting to see if he bounces back.
"THIS IS THE GREATEST UPSET IN THE HISTORY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS!"
Gus Johnson will never live that down and it should never be forgotten.
Good post Puck! I agree and also think that he will be better to watch over at SF.
Anderson Silva is by far the number one P4P king!!! Even when he is losing a fight he still comes back and finishes for the win! GSP dominates the whole fight and still can't finish! LOL
The more I think about the better this sounds
The match making is tough for SF an there HW division, right now Dufee can come in and be a instant top dog(top 5)over there, were in the UFC I don’t think he is a top 5 he might not even be a top ten. But anyway Dufee vs Rogers!, Duffe vs Big Foot, Dufee vs AA…. I hope SF gets him I don’t think he will win against every guy I mentioned but I bet it would be a exciting match?!
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
haahah wow
At least now strikeforce can fill up there roster
Eventhough there were enough exciting matchups for him in the ufc.
todd duffee vs shane del rosario (battle of two talents not a smart move to set up but a fight i wanna see)
Todd duffee vs brett rogers (lets see if duffee is the real deal and how he deals with a agressive fighter)
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by robinhorobson on Sep 8, 2010 4:05 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
didn't see this one coming
Have fun in strikeforce/bellator/dream/ duffman
by #1TROLL on Sep 8, 2010 4:15 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
"hey todd, sorry to hear about the cut"
Oh, yea sorry… I’ll take a large butterfinger blizzard and a sprite please
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by salamagogo on Sep 8, 2010 8:41 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
wow
I always thought he came off as a jerk on interviews. He had a lot of potential but he probably was a dick to deal with. He’ll def. go to Strikeforce and they’ll hang from his nuts like the next big thing!
If you read Gross' twitter
He mixed up the words. His manager said Todd is an asset not an ass. Here’s the link:
http://twitter.com/SI_JoshGross
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