FanHouse ToddDuffee

Unbeaten heavyweight sensation Todd Duffee has suffered an undisclosed injury and has been forced to pull out of his fight against former UFC and Strikeforce title challenger Paul Buentello at UFC 107 on Dec. 12.

"[Withdrawing] was one of the hardest decisions I've had to make," the American Top Team fighter told Sherdog.com.

All signs point to Todd Duffee facing Paul Buentello at UFC 107 in December. MMA Junkie first reported the bout over the weekend, and FanHouse has learned that it is close to being finalized.

FanHouse recently spoke to the 23-year-old UFC rookie about his stellar Octagon debut in August, why he was hesitant to fight in the UFC this early in his career and his unique nickname. The full interview is below.

UFC 102 is in the books, and the UFC Twitter universe had plenty to say about a great night of fights. We have questions and comments about old-timer heavyweights Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture, young up-and-coming heavyweight Todd Duffee, light heavyweight knockout artist Thiago Silva and a couple of NCAA champion wrestlers, Jake Rosholt and Mark Munoz, who are looking good early in their MMA careers.

Your questions and comments, and my responses, for our UFC Twitter mailbag are below.

This is the UFC 102 undercard live blog for all six matches on the undercard, which features Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Chris Tuchscherer, Ed Herman vs. Aaron Simpson, Mike Russow vs. Justin McCully, Todd Duffee vs. Tim Hague, Mark Munoz vs. Nick Catone and Marcus Aurelio vs. Evan Dunham.

FanHouse is live in Portland and will provide round-by-round details of every match. The first bout is scheduled to begin 7:45PM ET.

The live blog begins below.

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Last September in only his fifth pro fight, 23-year-old Todd Duffee stormed into opponent territory in Brazil and accomplished what only one person prior had done to PRIDE and UFC veteran Assuerio Silva in over eleven years – stop him with strikes.

The impressive win opened eyes and eventually led to a deal with the UFC earlier this year. This Saturday, the highly touted American Top Team prospect (5-0 pro, 1-1 ammy) will look to showcase his explosive athletic ability on the big stage when he faces Canadian Tim Hague at UFC 102 in Portland.