At one point in time, Todd Duffee was one of the most exciting heavyweight prospects in MMA. First making his way to the big stage in 2009 with an unbeaten 5-0 record, the then-23-year-old made a splash in his debut—knocking out Tim Hague just seven seconds into the first round.
A shocking upset KO loss to Mike Russow (and some potentially ill-considered words about the UFC pay structure) later and Duffee was back on the regionals. While he returned to the world’s largest MMA promotion in just two years time, his career became snakebit by a long series of injuries.