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All aboard! The Joseph Duffy hype train just gathered more momentum

The Donegal man won by first-round submission at UFC Glasgow.

โ€“ Paul Dollery reports from Glasgow

JOSEPH DUFFY PICKED up yet another very impressive UFC win this evening in Glasgow.

The Donegal lightweight submitted Ivan Jorge via triangle choke after 3:05 of the first round of their main-card bout at UFC Fight Night 72 at the SSE Hydro Arena.

Duffy, often more commonly known as the last man to defeat Conor McGregor, is now 2-0 in the UFC having won his debut against Jake Lindsey by first-round KO back in March.

Tonightโ€™s defeat of Ivan Jorge marks Duffyโ€™s fourth consecutive victory โ€” the last three of which have come inside the first round โ€” since he returned from a seven-fight undefeated stint as a professional boxer.

That boxing experience has clearly benefitted the 27-year-oldโ€™s game. As he traded strikes with Jorge, Duffy was causing major problems for his Brazilian opponent and rocked him significantly with a big knee.

Jorge was subsequently keen to drag the fight to the ground and appeared to succeed with a takedown. However, Duffy is no slouch there either and Jorge found himself wrapped up in a fight-ending triangle.

The tap came with just under two minutes of the opening frame remaining. It was the first time in his 31 professional bouts that Jorge, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, has been submitted.

โ€œIt wasnโ€™t the performance I was looking for but Iโ€™m glad to get the win,โ€ said Duffy. โ€œI felt like I forced a few things and I wasnโ€™t necessarily totally happy with how I performed. But it was unbelievable out there.

โ€œIโ€™d like to thank all the traveling fans. Iโ€™ve got a lot of fans coming from Wales, Ireland and England, and obviously all the Scots too, so Iโ€™d just like to thank them all.โ€

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    Mute Ciarรกn FitzGerald
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    Jun 13th 2021, 11:07 PM

    And so it beginsโ€ฆ the French camp row that happens every second tournament

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    Jun 14th 2021, 2:32 PM

    @Ciarรกn FitzGerald: fact

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    Jun 13th 2021, 10:55 PM

    Learn your place and respect a champions league winner

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    Jun 13th 2021, 10:50 PM

    Wouldnโ€™t be France if there wasnโ€™t a few Brats on the team. Probably still go on and win it mind you and these two having a the crack celebrating.

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    Jun 13th 2021, 11:31 PM

    Hope they win nothing

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    Jun 14th 2021, 9:39 AM

    You cant bate the french for a bit of drama.

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