Joseph Duffy Discusses His UFC 195 Loss to Dustin Poirier

– Joseph Duffy recently spoke with mmajunkie.com about his UFC 195 loss to Dustin Poirier. Here are the highlights…

On His Loss to Dustin Poirier: “He was closing the gap quick and I got drawn into his fight. But it’s all easy in hindsight. Fair play to him – he came to fight and did a good job to get the win. I watched it back (Monday), so I’ll probably leave it until the dust has settled and have a good study of it. I probably won’t mess around and will get back to the gym and back to work.”

On His Plans After The Loss: “Regardless of the result, I was going to do the same thing: I was going to take six months off, work on my game and enjoy my training because I’ve spent the full year in camp and I’m only back in MMA just over a year and a half now. This fight showed a few chinks that I’ve got to fix, so if anything, it is a life-saver. Instead of papering over the cracks, we’re going to fix the problem.”

On Begin Tied to Conor McGregor: “In general, I get asked a lot about Conor, but it’s not something that bothers me,” he said. “What he’s doing and what I’m doing is two separate things. If you get caught up in that (expletive), you’re taking your eye off the ball and going the wrong way. Conor’s journey is a straight line so far, and mine is a different route on a bit of a curve. It’s a speed bump for now, but it doesn’t change my goal of getting that belt. I think people miss what you’re doing technically in the octagon. I’m known for being the last guy to beat Conor, but then obviously they miss what I’m doing fighting. You don’t want to be known for the wrong reasons. All I’ve ever wanted to be known as is a good, technical fighter.”