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Joseph Duffy Discussion Thread **May Contain Spoilers**

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    #182
    Django99
    Registered Users Posts: 735 ✭✭✭Django99


    JJayoo wrote: »
    I could imagine the fact that the UFCs biggest star,McG, doesn't like him also plays a part in how he's treated by the UFC

    Does he really not like him? I remember an interview where McGregor was taking the piss calling him Welsh Joe and Canadian Joe but I thought that was just the usual trash talk.


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    #183
    Mellor
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    JJayoo wrote: »
    I could imagine the fact that the UFCs biggest star,McG, doesn't like him also plays a part in how he's treated by the UFC
    I dont think McGregor has any ill will towards him. A bit of harmless slagging but when he spoke about one of his fights he gave a fairly honest and fair opinion of it.


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    #184
    thegamechanger
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    Any word on his comeback fight?


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    #185
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    London in march


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    #186
    thegamechanger
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    Does he have an opponent?


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    #187
    Gamebred
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    Reza madadi, should be a handy fight for him hes levels ahead of him in striking terms anyways.


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    #188
    kumate_champ07
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    Mellor wrote: »
    I dont think McGregor has any ill will towards him. A bit of harmless slagging but when he spoke about one of his fights he gave a fairly honest and fair opinion of it.
    which fight? last I saw of him he really need to improve his wrestling/TD defense


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    #189
    Lukker-
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    Mellor wrote: »
    I dont think McGregor has any ill will towards him. A bit of harmless slagging but when he spoke about one of his fights he gave a fairly honest and fair opinion of it.

    Definitely not. They used to chat on twitter a bit after he beat McGregor and moved to boxing, it was always friendly. I think Conor rebutted him a bit when Joe said he'd step in to replace Aldo back when his nickname was "The last guy to beat McGregor" but it wasn't really a dig. Duffy seems to be a fan, from pics of training at Tristar he's often wearing the McGregor fight kit.


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    #190
    JJayoo
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    What about the video of McG saying the Joe is only trying to cash in on his fame by suddenly being 'Irish' and that he's more like Welsh and Canadian at this stage.


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    #191
    Gamebred
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    Didnt Duffy have an Irish tattoo on his back when he beat Conor? or Donegal one even.


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    #192
    Saipanne
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    JJayoo wrote: »
    What about the video of McG saying the Joe is only trying to cash in on his fame by suddenly being 'Irish' and that he's more like Welsh and Canadian at this stage.

    I take everything Mac says to the cameras as a bit of banter/trash talk. I dont treat it as gospel.


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    #193
    Depp
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    Gamebred wrote: »
    Didnt Duffy have an Irish tattoo on his back when he beat Conor? or Donegal one even.

    fairly sure its donegal written in irish!


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    #194
    CatFromHue
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    Depp wrote: »
    fairly sure its donegal written in irish!

    Yeah that's the one


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    #195
    Tommo3434343
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    Joe's from Donegal. His family emigrated to Wales when he was 11 or 12 but he's always considered himself Irish. McGregor's just attacking him over training at camps outside Ireland in the UK and now Canada. Pretty similar to the way in which he criticised Dos Anjos for being Brazilian and training at an American camp. He calls them both disloyal. I'm sure he doesn't really believe that; I'd imagine it's just an attempt to trash talk and get under their skin. If he does believe that then its an idiotic point.


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    #196
    callaway92
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    Joe doing a Q&A on Sherdog


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    #197
    ASOT
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    Fighting Madadi at UFC London.


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    #198
    Lukker-
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    Both guys need a win but Duffy should have to much for him.


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    #199
    John_D80
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    Lukker- wrote: »
    Both guys need a win but Duffy should have to much for him.

    Agreed.

    He needs to make a statement here if he wants to be taken seriously at all when it comes to contract negotiations.


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    #200
    Mellor
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    He needs to bring out a handbag at weigh-ins hrow it at him, then hit him with a never before seen submission and dub it the handbag


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    #201
    Django99
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    Yeah he needs to make a statement either in his performance or the build up to the fight, or even both. He should get a good bit of media time fight week, needs to use it to get his name out there even more.

    Cant see him having too much trouble in the fight itself, should be better everywhere.


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    #202
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    Turns down a fight in Belfast to fight in London? I know he is fighting a better opponent but he lost a big chance there to gain some home support.


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    #203
    Django99
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Turns down a fight in Belfast to fight in London? I know he is fighting a better opponent but he lost a big chance there to gain some home support.

    We don't even know if this is a better opponent. Hope he doesn't end up regretting not taking the Belfast fight.


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    #204
    Lukker-
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    He played the situation as well as he could. There'll be a good chance to impress in London, there will be plenty of Irish at the event.


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    #205
    Tommo3434343
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Turns down a fight in Belfast to fight in London? I know he is fighting a better opponent but he lost a big chance there to gain some home support.

    He turned that fight down because it wasn't a big enough fight but as far as I know he has only taken this fight because the UFC wasn't going to budge and give him the kind of opponent he was looking for. I'd imagine it's because they don't want to give him any additional bargaining power if he beat a bigger name as it's the last fight on his current contract. He's now looking at testing free agency. I'm really hoping he re-signs with the UFC though. He's a really exciting fighter.

    I could easily see him as a top contender. His boxing and BJJ is excellent. He just needs to improve his wrestling, which I'm sure he has done since the Poirier fight. Tristar is the perfect place for it.


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    #206
    Subcomandante Marcos
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    His last fight was a 24 second TKO but it was a nobody. Reza is a pretty well known personality because he's mad as a box of spiders so if Joe can beat the breaks off him and get a finish he is in a decent position, for a new contract.

    The fight they offered him for Belfast was against guy with a pretty ****e record and no UFC fights, this is a slightly higher profile fight and lets him meet his contract obligations and explore free agency.


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    #207
    Tommo3434343
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    Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »
    The fight they offered him for Belfast was against guy with a pretty ****e record and no UFC fights, this is a slightly higher profile fight and lets him meet his contract obligations and explore free agency.

    Really? I wasn't aware that we knew who he was offered for Belfast. Do you know the name by chance?


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    #208
    Subcomandante Marcos
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    Tommo3434343 wrote: »
    Really? I wasn't aware that we knew who he was offered for Belfast. Do you know the name by chance?

    He didn't name him but Joe said he had to google your man and the fight offered him nothing to gain.


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    #209
    Mellor
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    A good interview here with Joe in Tristar
    https://youtu.be/4SqBmUL9Qlc


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    #210
    billybonkers
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    Mellor wrote: »
    A good interview here with Joe in Tristar
    https://youtu.be/4SqBmUL9Qlc

    Really enjoyed this video of Joe. Such a down to earth chill dude.

    He deserves every success and hopefully staying with Tristar full time will award him this.

    He needs more exposure for sure, we do not see enough of him!


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    #211
    creeper1
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    I'd say it is do or die for joe Duffy. The UFC may well drop him if he doesn't win this.

    Or maybe a good performance ( fight of the night or something) may save him.

    Who knows?


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