Joe Duffy Ready To Test Free Agency
Joe Duffy competed at UFC Fight Night 107 and he defeated Reza Madadi by decision at the event.
It was also the final fight for Duffy on his UFC contract and he’s ready to test the free agency market.
“I suppose we’ll have to wait and see now,” Duffy said on The MMA Hour. “I’ve come this far. I’m definitely going to test free agency. I’m going to see what offers come in. I believe there’s something like, maybe 90 days, before I can speak with other promotions or something. Obviously I know the UFC has a window now where they can make some offers, so who knows what offers they’ll make. So, I suppose I’m just going to wait and see. I’m going to look at my options. This sport is not a sport we’re in for the rest of our lives, so I’m definitely going to try to make the most of it in the short space of time we’re in it. It’s not like we’ve got a pension plan or anything else, so I’ve got to try and weigh out the options and go for the best option.”
Duffy won four of the five fights he competed at for the UFC. The Irishman also admits that he felt pressure competing in his final UFC fight.
“I think I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel the pressure,” Duffy said. “Certainly through camp, every session, it felt like it mattered a little bit more. Even fight week, it was slightly different. There was definitely a different feel to it. The pressure was there in the background. I felt maybe my mind would wander now and again, but I knew I had a very tough fight, and I think the fact it was (against) someone like Reza helped, because I had to really focus on the fight itself.”
The lightweight star is only one of three fighters to ever defeat UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor.
