A match between former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Frank Mir and Todd Duffee is in the works according to a report on “UFC Tonight.”
The 29-year-old Duffee, 9-2, has openly campaigned for the fight on Twitter.
I see u @thefrankmir knocking on the top tens door. I am too. We gotta fight to see who goes in first.
— Todd Duffee (@ToddDuffee) March 24, 2015Mir, 17-9, who recently ended a four-fight skid with a first-round mauling of Antonio Silva in Brazil, has publicly accepted the challenge. The 35-year-old has faced a who’s who of the heavyweight division’s elite over the course of his 14-year career.
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Duffee has won three straight bouts by first-round knockout, including conquests over Philip De Fries and Anthony Hamilton inside of the UFC’s Octagon.