Todd Duffee vs Mike Russow and Diego Sanchez vs John Hathaway at UFC 114 in May
by Scott Haber on Feb 2, 2010 8:09 PM EST
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Rising heavyweight prospect Todd Duffee (6-0, 1-0 UFC) will meet well-traveled veteran Mike Russow (12-1 1-0 UFC) on May 29th in Las Vegas at UFC 114. MMA Junkie confirms the original scoop from the Times of Northwest Indiana:
The bout was first reported by The Times of Northwest Indiana's Caged In MMA site, and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has since confirmed that both fighters have verbally agreed to the matchup, and bout agreements are expected to be signed shortly.
Duffee was very impressive in his UFC debut with his lightning-fast, brutal KO of Tim Hague, although we really didn't get to see much of his skill-set aside from his killer instinct. Nonetheless, the Hardcore Gym and ATT prospect has been seriously talked up on the southern MMA circuit for several years and with his looks, he could turn out to be a big blue-chip for the UFC if he continues to perform like he did against Hague at UFC 102.
Russow will be a good sophomore test for Duffee with his veteran experience and dangerous submission skills. Although he hasn't faced the stiffest of competition in his career, he also has only one loss on his record, and that was nearly three years ago.
UFC 114 now includes:
Quinton Jackson vs. Rashad Evans
Todd Duffee vs. Mike Russow
Efrain Escudero vs. Dan Lauzon
[UPDATE] by Nick Thomas - Diego Sanchez (23-3) vs. John Hathaway (13-0) also set for UFC 114:
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HOLY CRAP
i was just typing the exact same thing
Goldie: "Michael Jordan-esque in his grappling skills is Travis Lutter."
Rogan: "No, no he's not. No."
the next big thing...
I expect big things from Duffee… it will be exciting to see where he, Bones, and Mousasi are in 2-4 years
dont forget jose aldo
id love to see a aldo bj penn superfight
nova uniao and aldo
are done professionally..
by timetosaygoodbye on Feb 3, 2010 3:40 PM EST up reply actions
really? hadn’t heard. i still think bj considers himself nova uniao
by cagefightonacid on Feb 3, 2010 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
true hes a top 10 arguably a top 5 p4p fighter
but he has yet to truly dominate his weight class like a anderson silva or gsp and ifhe makes an eventually jump to lw i think he can dominate that as well as long as he beats bj
his potential is so high i definetly think hes a next big thing and a fighter to watch
Dude
Super awesome fight. Was just wondering where Russow is, so I’m glad to see him back too. Good test for TODDUFFEE (which is one word, guys).
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
Yer missing a “D”.
Proper TODDDUFFEE:
TODDDUFFEE!!!!!!!!!!
Keep firing Assholes!
Mind numbing, tedious and ultimately self defeating.
Not when it’s one word!
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
What's the deal with this paper?
How does this newspaper manage to get info on fight signings and other news? I’ve seen them mentioned a lot here. Does anyone know?
It’s pretty good for a paper of that size, let alone writing about MMA to begin with.
They've got ties with a lot of the midwest gyms and teams
Russow’s a Chicago-based fighter so they probably got in touch with someone inside his camp.
Holy Crap
Is it me or does that photo look like one of the “get ripped in 6 weeks” ads
"That's an Awfully Big Mustache"-Frank Drebin
watchkalibrun.com
by Zach Krantz on Feb 2, 2010 8:42 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
More like
Go from ripped to this in 6 weeks.
"Well... You're damned if you do, and You're damned if you don't."- Bart Simpson
Only if you read from left to right. In Arabic this joke would make perfect sense.
Fix:
الحصول على انفجرت في ستة أسابيع
Keep firing Assholes!
Mind numbing, tedious and ultimately self defeating.
Do you know some arbic (modern) by any chances?
I got some algerian friends and if they saw me writing something like that, that would mess them up. They are still amaze each time they see the BE page opened on my comp…“stop lying you’re righting random stuff, like you could understand AMERICAN!”
"You hit too hard, too hard, too hard..."
Hathaway via Penn mentally raped you and now you probably won’t be the same fighter, dude you shoulda stayed at ww. In rd 3
"Well... You're damned if you do, and You're damned if you don't."- Bart Simpson
He'll be alright.
He has Tony Robbins.
by MickDawg on Feb 2, 2010 10:22 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Not ready to jump on the Duffee bandwagon yet.
This next fight should speak volumes.
You have to be the man... you have to be very, like, alpha male with her. You know? Decide what you do and everything. So, show her who's the boss, you know? - GSP
“although we really did get to much of his skill-set aside from his killer instinct.”
Que?
by ufc4 on Feb 2, 2010 9:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I thought they were trying to buid Hathaway as their next big UK star
Sure, Diego needed an easier fight, but perhaps they should have given him someone like Jake Ellenberger or Dong Hyun-Kim instead?
They’re taking a calculated risk with his career.
If he beats Diego, he’s a hero. If he loses, of well, he’s just a young guy still developing who took a loss from taking tough fights and being brave.
Win/win for Hathaway.
Keep firing Assholes!
GSP's only weakness is chubby redheads.
true,
I am hoping he pulls it off.
by Anton Tabuena on Feb 2, 2010 9:33 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
British fighter > UFC England > Recent UFC England Cares > UFC 105 > Brandon Vera
So lets talk Fishbob.
Keep firing Assholes!
GSP's only weakness is chubby redheads.
Stop using that avatar.
I have a feeling we’ll be sharing the same flag again. haha :)
by Anton Tabuena on Feb 3, 2010 12:59 AM EST up reply actions
Uh, Sanchez is a favorable style matchup for Hathaway; Dong Hyun Kim is not. Kim has size and reach on Hathaway and is extremely hard to grapple with. Meanwhile, we’ve seen Jon Fitch, and more recently Clay Guida get Sanchez down without too much trouble.
DHK has got to be the most criminally underrated WW in the UFC.
by smoogy2 on Feb 2, 2010 9:36 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
hell yeah
love for stun gun
by cagefightonacid on Feb 2, 2010 9:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
STUN GUN FOR THE REC
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
Russow and Schoonver both put on like 20-40lbs of solid fat when they got to the UFC. I have no idea what happened there.
You, sir, have never eaten salo.
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
I’ve watched Salo. Awful film.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Feb 3, 2010 12:07 AM EST up reply actions
I knew you'd say something about the film
Google “salo FOOD”.
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
Good to know.
It looks more palatable than what they eat in the movie…
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Feb 3, 2010 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
Just watched the movie "Moon."
…weird…
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
I’m so mad it still hasn’t come to my area yet, and any attempt to find it online gives me New Moon instead.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Feb 3, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
Bizarre match-making with the Hathaway fight. They really are quite bad at sensibly building prospects a lot of the time, how are they going to make a 22 year old kid go from an unranked, one dimensional fighter in Paul Taylor to someone who was a top 10 WW?
A win over Hathaway does nothing for Diego.
That said I’m not counting John out, he’s a beast.
Russow
Russow will dump this dude on the ground and twist his head off. North South choke. Russow is a powerful wrestler, good luck on Duffee’s take down defense. We’ll see.
As a chicago resident who has worked in certain places dealing with the police, and I’m going to go ahead and keep just what under my hat, I must say, I can’t wait to see Russow get his head punched in to the tenth row. This guy, besides being a typical chicago cop (sadistic and unaccountable) has been brought up on countless assault charges, one of which was against a sixteen year old, whom he choked out. You won’t find much digging, these were settled out of court and sealed, but you can certainly find his name attached to certain case files…if only depositions weren’t sealed. Rotten pig. I’m risking the warning, this is more than just fighter bashing, this is despising a toxic member of the chicago community. Can Todd do it, green as he is? Time will tell, Russow is no bullshit as a fighter, a very tough man, I’ll admit.
Send that head into the tenth row, Todd, do it for the concerned citizens of chicago.
by bigstupidsmile on Feb 2, 2010 10:59 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
TODDDUFFEE!!!
Is going to body Russow.
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
I blog about stuff too.
I guess Diego is not going back up to welterweight
or is hathaway a welterweight. I could have sworn he was a lightweight, but I don’t remember what I had for lunch much less that….
by Nick Travaglini on Feb 2, 2010 11:11 PM EST reply actions
Yeah, its at welterweight. Hathaway beat Paul Taylor at that weight from memory.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
And you ate a whole box of those rosemary and olive oil triscuits for lunch. Cuz them shits are delicious.
by MauiPimpin on Feb 2, 2010 11:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
This is a good “Houston Alexander” Check for Todd Duffee. Was the Quick Knock out a fluke, or is he for real. It should be a good test.
UFC is trying to establish its next WW contender. There are some interesting matchups they have made in the last week or so that I wouldn’t have made. Sanchez v Hathaway, and Condit v McDonald are both fights I didn’t see coming. If Hathaway and MacDonald win then UFC has two very interesting young, undefeated contenders. If they lose, then they get a lesson on stepping up in competition and hopefully come back better.
What does Duffee weigh? His pecs are unusually big. Usually MMA ripped dudes have the bigger shoulders and the pecs are more flattened.
He should have a pectoral fight with Kongo.
duffee weighed in at 251 for 102
i could see him putting on more though and having to cut to make 265 hes still really young
I think this cool interview was posted on BE a while back...
But brain cells are dropping dead faster than these beetches in left 4 dead 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrhSL4X22PE
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
Russow's career record
FIGHTER = CAREER RECORD
Justin McCully = 10-5-2
Braden Bice = 7-9
Jason Guida = 18-21
Roman Zentsov = 18-13
Steve Campbell = 1-1
Pat Harmon = 8-8
Demian Decorah = 26-32-1
Sergei Kharitonov = 16-4 (loss)
Steve Conkel = 13-5
Chris Harrison = 5-4
Brandon Quigley = 10-32-1
Nate Schroeder = 10-10
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