WATCH: Mir knocks Duffee out cold at UFC Fight Night 71

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WATCH: Mir knocks Duffee out cold at UFC Fight Night 71
Former heavyweight champion Frank Mir continues his late-career resurgence by knocking out Todd Duffee

HEAVY HITTER. Frank Mir has shown that he isn't ready to retire just yet. Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images/AFP

MANILA, Philippines – Former heavyweight champion Frank Mir continued his late-career resurgence by knocking out Todd Duffee in the main event of UFC Fight Night 71 on Thursday, July 16 (July 15 in US) at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California.

The 36-year-old Mir got the job done in just 73 seconds by landing a solid left hook to Duffee’s chin.

Duffee respectfully called out Mir in hopes of adding a signature win to his résumé, but he gave the veteran another addition to his collection of highlight-reel stoppages.

Both fighters immediately hurled power shots at each other in the opening moments of the first round, but a hard left fist from Mir rocked Duffee.

As Duffee partially recovered and returned fire, Mir kept on launching heavy hands and consistently threw signature left with effortlessness during the frenzied stand-up trades.

Mir caught him with a stiff counter left, rendering Duffee unconscious upon impact and tumbled face first to the mat.

“I went out there and beat a young stud at what he does best, which is throw leather, throw explosive, and throw hard. I fought a little emotional. I usually don’t do that. I try to be crafty. But I bit down on my mouthpiece and swung for the fences,” Mir said of his 29-year-old foe in his post-fight interview.

With the impressive knockout victory over Duffee, Mir improves to 18-9 and is now riding high on a two-bout winning streak.

Mir’s mixed martial arts run had nearly come to an end before a knockout of Antonio Silva in February halted a career-worst four-match losing skid.

On the other hand, Duffee downgrades to 9-3 and tastes his first defeat inside UFC’s Octagon. – Rappler.com

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