Chris Duncan, UFC 286 ceremonial weigh-in Credit score: Jamie Theodosi/Cageside Press
Coming off of a frist spherical submission of Bolaji Oki and a 50k efficiency bonus, one would possibly count on Chris Duncan to be over the moon about his efficiency. Nonetheless, regardless of the win and the heavier pockets, there have been some points of his final combat, and the lead as much as it, that left Duncan feeling not so good about all of it.
“I took it on five weeks notice, and by the time I signed the contract, it was four weeks. So I cut a wee bit too much weight. I cut a lot of weight, actually,” Duncan admitted. “Just a lack of discipline outside the camp for the Paris fight. Coming off a loss, it was a little bit, I wouldn’t say depressed – I want to use that word lightly – just a bit down about the fight. So I was probably indulging in a little bit more food than I should have been. It wasn’t as disciplined.”
The combat took lower than 4 minutes to finish, which can have been fortunate for Duncan. He notes that there was an opportunity that he might have been in bother the later the figth went – and that’s one thing he’s decided to ensure doesn’t occur once more.
“I think, potentially, it could have maybe affected the fight if the fight went on a little bit longer, but we just don’t know. I make sure I do the reload and do the workup properly every time,” he mentioned. “You know, I got the W, got the 50K, got the guillotine, got the finish. Now I’m way ahead of schedule this time in regards to my weight. It’s the leanest I’ve been and the earliest I’ve been at the whole camp. So it’s been fantastic.”
Having every little thing dialed in for this camp will likely be essential for Duncan. He fights Jordan Vucenic this Saturday at UFC London and acknowledges the threats that Vucenic brings. Nonetheless, he’s certain what he and the squad from American Prime Staff have put collectively goes to have him in the perfect place to succeed.
“I think a lot of people would think that he’s going to be smaller coming on from being from featherweight, which I probably expect as well. I expect him probably to be just similar to my last opponent. I expect him to turn a little bit faster on the feet just due to the size advantage that I have,” Duncan mentioned. “I’m probably a bit bigger, probably slightly stronger. Vucenich probably has sharper striking than I do, which is fine, but this is MMA. And the game plan and also the techniques that we have been implementing in this camp translate very well over to MMA. Not just Muay Thai, not just Jiu-Jitsu, not just MMA. We’re over here working the full skillset of MMA. I’m looking forward to showing the world what I’ve been working on.”
That combat with Jordan Vucenic takes place on the principle card of UFC London. That portion of the combat card begins at 4pm EST and airs solely on ESPN+.
You possibly can hear the complete audio of this interview on the newest version of the Prime Turtle MMA Podcast. The interview airs at 23:17.
