Heavyweight, and holder of the fastest knockout in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Todd Duffee (6-1) has reportedly been released from contract by the promotion.
MMAjunkie.com learned of the UFC’s decision from multiple sources with knowledge of the move, and Duffee’s manager, Alex Davis, confirmed the report.
Davis declined to comment further on the matter or speculate as to the reason behind the UFC’s decision.
Duffee was expected to face Jon Madsen at UFC 121 on Oct. 23 but had to withdraw due to a knee injury. He was replaced by Gilbert Yvel.
Duffee exploded onto the UFC seen in August of 2009 with a seven second knockout of Canadian Tim Hague at UFC 102 in Portland, Oregon. That was his sixth straight career victory, all of which were won by (T)KO.
Duffee then went on to face Mike Russow at UFC 114 last May in Las Vegas. The two fighters were quite a contrast to one another as Duffee’s fit physical appearance had many declaring him the winner against Russow, who appeared more rotund than Roy Nelson, even before the fight had started.
The fight was dominated by Duffee for two-and-a-half rounds as Russow took punch after punch. Eventually, Russow was able to catch his opponent with a slick knock-out at 2:35 of round 3 to win the fight.
No word has surfaced as to Duffee’s next plans.