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Joe Duffy’s UFC career temporarily stalled due to contract issues
- Updated: September 13, 2016
If you’re an MMA fan in Ireland (to be exact, Northern Ireland), the UFC has you covered in 2016. The promotion is making their return to the Emerald Isle with a trip to Belfast on November 19th. The card is set to be headlined by a bout between SBG Ireland’s Gunnar Nelson and Dong Hyun Kim. And while Gunnar is something of an adopted son, the card will likely feature a lot of other home talent.
One of those fighters that fans may have been expecting (no not Conor McGregor) is talented Irish lightweight Joe Duffy. That seems like it was the UFC’s plan too, but there’s a hitch.
Duffy, who is coming off a 25-second starching of Mitch Clarke back in July, told The 42 that he doesn’t feel the UFC is putting much value in him as a fighter. And he’s not all that interested in the fight they lined up for him come November.
“Of course I’d be very disappointed to miss the Belfast card but I just …
