Todd Duffee pulled from UFC 107 fight vs. Paul Buentello?

smoogy · #1 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 03:54 PM

So says a source close to the fighters. I'll post a print source when one becomes available.

That UFC 107 card has seen some bad luck... it seems like it changes every week

Pashak · #2 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 04:00 PM

I hope its not true, I am not a fan of Dufee, but its difficult to not be interested in a Heavyweight that made a KO in 7 seconds in his UFC debut and is undefeated in his MMA (short) career.

Sakara=Excitement · #3 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 04:05 PM

I think this bodes well for Paul if this is true. Paul has shown his weakness is against quality wrestlers.

Fedorlei Gomipierre · #4 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 04:32 PM

I'm a huge Buentello mark and gotta say, a Kimbo bout would be AMAZING, for Kimbo's jaw may literally EXPLODE, but Tuchscherer is probably the best bet.

willpunisher · #5 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 05:27 PM

Fuck!

sikk · #6 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 05:34 PM

Hope it's not true. I really wanna see more of Dufee, his speed and size are up to par. I'd like to see him tested though and see his cardio. Guy has alot of potential to be a name though in the HW division.

VimyRidge · #7 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Fedorlei Gomipierre

I'm a huge Buentello mark and gotta say, a Kimbo bout would be AMAZING, for Kimbo's jaw may literally EXPLODE, but Tuchscherer is probably the best bet.

Love to see it but can't see the UFC putting Buentello against Kimbo, looks like Dana wants to put him up against guys he thinks Kimbo has a chance of beating, elite xc matching making.

goodtimes · #8 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Sakara=Excitement

I think this bodes well for Paul if this is true. Paul has shown his weakness is against quality wrestlers.

Is Duffee a wrestler? I thought he didn't have any wrestling background, but I could be wrong.

willpunisher · #9 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by goodtimes

Is Duffee a wrestler? I thought he didn't have any wrestling background, but I could be wrong.

i know he started out boxing when he was younger and when he saw guys at the gym grappling he started doing mma at some local gym.
he trains at ATT now with thiago silva, thiago alves, big foot silva, roan, sakara, aurelio. some of the best guys anyone could ever want to learn jiu jitsu with.
i dunno about wrestling. but i'm pretty sure he has picked up alot of Jiu Jitsu skills at ATT

smoogy · #10 (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 12:08 AM

Duffee Out of UFC 107; Struve, Russow Possible Opponents for Buentello

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Duffee Out of UFC 107; Struve, Russow Possible Opponents for Buentello

Tuesday, November 03, 2009
by Greg Savage (greg@sherdog.com)

Todd Duffee has pulled out of his heavyweight bout against Paul Buentello at UFC 107 on Dec. 12 in Memphis, Tenn., due to an injury.

“(Withdrawing) was one of the hardest decisions I’ve had to make,” said Duffee, who would not disclose the nature of his injury.

Duffee, 23, burst onto the UFC scene with a record-setting seven-second knockout of Tim Hague at UFC 102 in August. The undefeated heavyweight, who recently relocated to Las Vegas to attend the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, hopes to be back in action by early 2010.

“It was a fight I was really looking forward to,” Buentello told Sherdog.com on Tuesday. “We really matched up well.”

Mike Russow and Stefan Struve have been presented as two potential replacements for Duffee, said Buentello.