Joe Duffy Signs With One Of The Biggest MMA Management Companies | Balls.ie

Joe Duffy, the other Irish fighter on the UFC's roster, has revealed that he has signed a deal with management company MMA Dominance.

MMA Dominance is home to big name fighters such as Khabib Nurmagomedov, Frankie Edgar and Cody Garbrandt, so this move should be a positive one for Duffy, whose career has stuttered since he signed for the company in January 2015. The lightweight is 4-2 in the company, having lost by TKO to James Vicks on November 4th of last year.

It’s a great pleasure to announce I have signed with @dominancemma_ I am very excited for the future ahead. Thanks for the hospitality @aliabdelaziz000 pic.twitter.com/nf96fEKgj3

— Joe Duffy (@Duffy_MMA) March 8, 2018

Just a quick reminder cage warriors 39 Irish @duffymma joeDuffy vs Conor McGregor @thenotoriousmma . Here we go just want to refresh everyone’s memory who’s the best Irish fighter in the UFC today by results pic.twitter.com/56GgC9vk7p

— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) March 8, 2018

Though the deal is a good move for Duffy, the agency he is signing to is not without its detractors. President and founder of MMA Dominance, Ali Abdelaziz, is a highly controversial figure in the American MMA scene, despite his status as one of the biggest agents in the sport.

Abdelaziz, originally from Egypt, had a lot of legal issues in the US in the early 2000s, which included a conviction for the felony misuse of a social security number, for which he served time in prison. He also faced a number of other serious charges which were dropped as part of a plea deal, according to MMA journalist Mike Russell, who has been uncovering the story in the States.

Fans of Duffy expressed their concerns over the fighter joining up with Abdelaziz: