Joseph Duffy Knocks Out Julien Boussuge at Cage Warriors 74 [VIDEO]
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On Saturday night at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 74 in London, Irish lightweight Joseph Duffy — the man responsible for giving Conor McGregor and Norman Parke their last defeats — scored a beautiful knockout of Julien Boussuge, just 36 seconds into the fight. Boussuge made the critical error of diving at Duffy’s legs, and Duffy timed him perfectly with a knee strike, straight into the face. Boussage went down like a dead man, Manhoef-style.
Cage Warriors also released footage of the Nathaniel Wood vs. Steve McCombe finish from Saturday’s event, in which McCombe verbally submitted after having his forearm snapped with a kick. That’s after the jump, if you’re morbidly curious.
What Happened Next
Joseph Duffy, best known as the last man to beat Conor McGregor before McGregor joined the UFC, signed with the UFC in 2015. He won his first two fights by stoppage before losing a decision to Dustin Poirier in January 2016.
Duffy remained a UFC lightweight for several more years, and his 2010 submission win over McGregor remains one of the most talked-about upsets in MMA history.