JOSEPH DUFFY TOOK his UFC record to 3-1 (15-2 MMA) tonight in Las Vegas with a very impressive win against Mitch Clarke.
Duffy submitted his Canadian opponent after just 25 seconds of the opening bout of the main card at UFC Fight Night 90 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The Donegal lightweight bounced back emphatically after he had been defeated via unanimous decision by Dustin Poirier at the same venue at UFC 195 back in January.
Duffy, who started his time with the UFC with two first-round victories in 2015, wasted no time in adding another swift finish to his ledger. He has now taken 13 of his 15 professional victories inside the opening frame.
The 28-year-old dropped Clarke with a crisp right hand and then swarmed him with further strikes on the ground, before eventually taking his back and locking in a rear-naked choke, from which Clarke tapped with just 25 seconds on the clock.
Clarke, who was 2-3 in the UFC (11-3 MMA) going into the bout, was suffering the first submission defeat of his career. Duffy’s win was the first for an Irish fighter in the UFC since Conor McGregor defeated Jose Aldo last December.
Still no league medal for Stevie G :(
@Ted Striker: Wouldn’t have got one regardless, they get championship rings over there like in NFL.
La Galaxy were so so poor.Cork City or Dundalk would have a field day playing either of those teams 2night
I’d say it was Claudines fault!
It was always a dream of Keane’s to take the 5th peno in an Mls playoff game !
I fuking hate Ashley Cole … Delighted for him.
You mean delighted for yourself John :-) Yeah Cole has always been one of those players opposition fans love to hate.
What a left back though! In his prime there were few better
Keane was probably on pen 5, I never understood that way of thinking.