The 27-year-old has expressed his disappointment at not fighting on the night and even offered to take on Dustin Poirier after Duffy pulled out of the main event.
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He was due to fight AmericanDustin Diamond Poirier in the lightweight contest. I sat back and talked with my coaches and this is the decision we made.
Poirier has been on a tear following his move up in the division with knockout wins over Yancy Medeiros and Carlos Diego Ferreira, while Duffy has showcased the diversity and improvement in his game since his UFC debut last March. “The way I see it, I’m from Hawaii and we’re always down to fight”.
Conor McGregor went from a Muay Thai striker in Jose Aldo to an NCAA All-American wrestler in Chad Mendes back in July on just two weeks notice after an injury forced a major change to UFC 189.
If you haven’t got a membership to Fight Pass already, they offer a free 30-day trial, but if that doesn’t suit, you can catch 3e’s build up which starts at 8.00pm. Hundreds of people wanted to fight him and he’s like, oh no, I’m going to do this, I’m going to do that.
Check out our latest video blog for all the odds set for the UFC Fight Night 76 this Saturday. “A lot of good points, a few adversity to overcome, and an emphasis on a guy who is willing to sacrifice just about everything to get the job done”. The fight between flyweights Paddy Holohan and Louis Smolka will now headline the card. As pre fight camp winds down, Oisin Kelly has been speaking with Joseph about the biggest fight of his career to date and how his prep has been going for the Dublin contest… Let’s face it. This is not going to happen until MMA is on the same level as other professional sports and there are plenty of stars to go around.
Now, with less than 36 hours to make weight, Conor McGregor has declared that he will see Poirier at the weigh ins.
“I talked to Dana (White) as well and he said we might be able to get this fight rescheduled, so I’m hoping for that, maybe in January in Vegas”.
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“If I needed the money that bad, I would do it”, Poirier said.
