John Kavanagh, Cub Swanson and the MMA world react to Joseph Duffy’s phenomenal UFC debut

Welcome to the UFC, Joseph Duffy.

The Donegal native was in flying form during his promotional debut last night. The Tristar fighter put on a striking clinic against Jake Lindsey in the UFC 185 early prelims. Duffy moved to 13-1 by pummelling the Librarian into submission and finishing him off with a stunning first round TKO. The MMA community was in awe of the Irish fighter as he claimed victory in his first appearance in the big leagues of the sport with ease. Well, almost everybody. SBG head coach paid what might be construed as a back-handed compliment to the man who scored a dominant submission victory over Conor McGregor in 2010. Top featherweight Cub Swanson took the other route by complimenting Duffy while simultaneously scoring points on the Notorious. https://twitter.com/John_Kavanagh/status/576884259811643392 https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/576880943362797569 https://twitter.com/CubSwanson/status/576881539113361408 https://twitter.com/norman_parke/status/576884577098137600 https://twitter.com/Breese0121/status/576882624230199297 https://twitter.com/kennyflorian/status/576881991775227904 https://twitter.com/LukeBarnatt/status/576882538867625985 https://twitter.com/DaveHillMMA/status/576882383267479552 https://twitter.com/FrontRowBrian/status/576881714355638272 https://twitter.com/JackStoneMason/status/576881615412002816 https://twitter.com/ZachFunSize/status/576881483446689792 https://twitter.com/JohnGoodenUK/status/576881455168651264 https://twitter.com/Sholler_UFC/status/576880943627038720 https://twitter.com/Firas_Zahabi/status/576918657520947201 https://twitter.com/Duffy_MMA/status/577046703548690433