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Todd Duffee is an American

United States

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Mixed martial arts

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who competes in the heavyweight

Heavyweight (MMA)

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division. Duffee fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

until his surprise release in September 2010, which came as a result of an apparent dispute with UFC President Dana White.

Background

Duffee was born in Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

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and grew up in Raleigh, Illinois

Raleigh, Illinois

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as the 3rd son of a coal miner father and nurse mother.
He was working on a degree from the University of Georgia before leaving to train MMA full time.

Mixed martial arts

Duffee got his start into MMA after enrolling in boxing, at the age of sixteen. After moving down to Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

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; Duffee was able to take classes at a boxing gym. After learning more about MMA

Mixed martial arts

, he immediately went out and rented old UFC fights and three days later, Duffee was training at a local MMA

Mixed martial arts

gym.

Duffee won his first three fights against Mike Walbright, Mark Haniger and Josh Bennett. Duffee then agreed to fight UFC and PRIDE FC veteran, Assuerio Silva

Assuerio Silva

Assuerio Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer, having most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He became the Heavyweight King of Pancrase on May 30, 2007, defeating Tatsuya Mizuno.Silva holds a professional fight record of 13–6–01, the...

in the main event of Jungle Fights 11. Duffee dominated the fight and won by knockout in the second round.

Todd currently fights and trains out of http://grudgetrainingcenter.com in Denver, CO. His official fan page is found at http://www.toddduffee.tv

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Duffee was set to make his UFC debut against Mostapha Al Turk at UFC 99

UFC 99

UFC 99: The Comeback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany. It was the first UFC event held in Germany, as well as the first in mainland Europe .-Background:On Monday, June 1, the...

until the UFC pulled Duffee from the fight for Mirko Filipović

Mirko Filipovic

Mirko Filipović is a former Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, mixed martial artist, politician, and law enforcement officer. Filipović was a member of the Croatian Parliament from 2003 through 2007...

. He was next announced by the UFC to face fellow UFC newcomer Mike Russow

Mike Russow

Michael Russow is an American professional mixed martial artist who has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Adrenaline MMA and PRIDE FC.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...

however Duffee was then pulled from that match to face Tim Hague

Tim Hague

Timothy Edward Lee Hague is a Canadian mixed martial artist. He is a former Heavyweight Champion of King of the Cage.- Biography :...

.

Duffee fought at UFC 102

UFC 102

UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 29, 2009 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon...

on the undercard against Hague, gaining the new UFC record for fastest KO by knocking out Hague in only seven seconds after throwing the first punch that knocked him down. After he knocked Hague out, he celebrated to the camera by saying "That was an appetizer, I want to eat now Dana

Dana White

Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...

, let me eat!"

Duffee was expected to face Paul Buentello

Paul Buentello

at UFC 107

UFC 107

UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 12, 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee at the FedExForum.-Background:...

but pulled out due to a back injury.

Duffee fought Mike Russow

Mike Russow

Michael Russow is an American professional mixed martial artist who has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Adrenaline MMA and PRIDE FC.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...

at UFC 114 in which he lost via upset knockout in the third round. After dominating the first two rounds, Duffee looked to be on his way to a unanimous decision win, when Russow knocked Duffee out cold with a right hand. Joe Rogan stated that the nature of the knockout was "like something out of a movie". In the post-fight press conference, Dana White stated that Russow had broken his left ulna deflecting Duffee's punches at the end of Round 1.

Duffee was expected to face Jon Madsen

Jon Madsen

Jonathan Michael Madsen is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights fighting for Team Rashad.-Mixed martial arts career:...

on October 23, 2010 at UFC 121

UFC 121

UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 23, 2010 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, United States...

, but Duffee was forced off the card with a lingering knee injury and replaced by Gilbert Yvel

Gilbert Yvel

Gilbert Ramon Yvel is a Dutch heavyweight mixed martial artist associated with the Vos Gym training camp in the Netherlands. He has competed in the Pride Fighting Championships, Affliction Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship promotions...

Release from the UFC

On September 7, 2010, Duffee was surprisingly released from the UFC for unknown reasons. Dana White later said in an interview with Ariel Helwani that he had an attitude problem and that it seemed to him that "he doesn't want to be in the UFC, he doesn't like being in the UFC." He also said that he could work his way back into the organization via fighting in smaller leagues. Following his release Duffee said that he couldn't understand his release and has never been told why.

Dream

After his release from the UFC, Duffee was scheduled to compete in the Titan Fighting Championships in the beginning of 2011. However when Dream

DREAM (mixed martial arts)

Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...

, a promotion based out of Japan, was unable to secure an opponent for MMA superstar Alistair Overeem

Alistair Overeem

Alistair Cees Overeem is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Interim Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat...

in Dream's first heavyweight title bout at Dynamite!!

Dynamite!! 2010

Dynamite!! 2010 was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event and the latest in the annual New Year's Eve event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group that took place on December 31, 2010 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event included bouts that encompass the DREAM, K-1 and...

, Duffee had his manager throw his name in the mix of potentials for the bout. Less than two weeks before the event, he was officially named to take on Overeem in the title fight, leaving him very little time to prepare but an opportunity to fight a big name in the Sport. Overeem knocked Duffee out at 19 seconds of the first round.

Duffee was scheduled to face Nick Gaston

Nick Gaston

Nick "Afrozilla" Gaston is an American mixed martial artist who has fought exclusively for King of the Cage and is currently signed to Japanese promotion DREAM...

on July 16, 2011 at Dream 17

Dream 17

Dream 17 was a mixed martial arts event held by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream. The event took place on September 24, 2011 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.-Background:...

, but an injury forced him to withdraw from the event.

Movie Career

Todd Duffee starred in the movie Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown as Tim, a college kid living with his mother and siblings struggling to pay bills after his dad died. He fights in the beatdown to get revenge on former teammate for trying to set up their trainer.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1754264/

Mixed martial arts record

Alistair Overeem

| KO (punches)
| Dynamite!! 2010

Dynamite!! 2010

Saitama, Saitama

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, Japan

Japan

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| Loss
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| Mike Russow

Mike Russow

Michael Russow is an American professional mixed martial artist who has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Adrenaline MMA and PRIDE FC.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...

| KO (punch)
| UFC 114

UFC 114

UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 29, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The UFC Fan Expo took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center....

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, United States

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| Win
|align=center| 6–0
| Tim Hague

Tim Hague

Timothy Edward Lee Hague is a Canadian mixed martial artist. He is a former Heavyweight Champion of King of the Cage.- Biography :...

| KO (punches)
| UFC 102

UFC 102

UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 29, 2009 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon...

Portland, Oregon

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, United States

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| UFC fastest knockout record (00:07)
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| Win
|align=center| 5–0
| Assuerio Silva

Assuerio Silva

Brazil

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| Win
|align=center| 4–0
| Josh Bennett
| KO (punches)
| Alianza National Full Contact 2
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:25
| Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo

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, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

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| Win
|align=center| 3–0
| Mark Honneger
| TKO (punches)
| Crazy Horse Fights
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:22
| Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida

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, United States

United States

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| Win
|align=center| 2–0
| Mike Walbright
| TKO (punches)
| Beatdown Fight Party: Head On Collision
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:16
| Kennesaw, Georgia

Kennesaw, Georgia

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, United States

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| Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Jonathan Spears
| TKO (punches)
| Beatdown Fight Party: Invasion
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:15
| Kennesaw, Georgia

Kennesaw, Georgia

, United States

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