Duffee: I want Frank Mir next
Todd Duffee: “I’m about to be 30 (years old). I’ve had a lot of time off in my career. I’d like to have a legend fight, and I’m looking at Frank Mir at No. 11.”
After a two year lay off, Todd Duffee made an impressive return to the UFC, with thirty-three second knockout of Anthony Hamilton. Now the heavyweight wants to stay active and build towards a title shot, which is why he wants to fight eleventh ranked Frank Mir
Duffee (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) today told MMAjunkie Radio he wants to fight former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir (17-9 MMA, 15-9 UFC) sometime this summer.
Duffee said the callout has more to do with the bulk of the rest of the top heavyweights already having fights booked than it does with anything personal.
I thought I was gonna get (Matt) Mitrione, but he got (Ben) Rothwell, and they’ve slowly matched up everyone in the top 15, it looks like, except one guy – so I’ve got to call him out, Duffee said. It’s not a grudge match – nothing like that. I have a lot of respect for the guy. But he’s No. 11 (in the UFC rankings), and with the new Reebok deal coming in, I’ve definitely got to beat those upper-echelon guys. I’m about to be 30 (years old). I’ve had a lot of time off in my career. I’d like to have a legend fight, and I’m looking at Frank Mir at No. 11.