[Dana White] said he’s found “the next Anderson Silva,” a lightweight who is competing in Season 8 of TUF at 155 pounds, though he declined to release the fighter’s name because it might spoil the season. “I was going off when I saw this guy,” White said. “He’s 24 and he’s destroying people. It’s sick how bad ass he is. I’m getting goose bumps talking to you about him.”
Early message-board speculation is pointing to Joe “Hybrid” Duarte, a 24-year-old San Diego-based fighter who claims on his website that he’s been selected for Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. Duarte is 3-0 in pro MMA, 9-0 in pro boxing, and 19-1 in Muay Thai. According to his bio page, he walks around at 185lb-190lb (remember, he’s a lightweight) and is “really, really, really RIDICULOUSLY strong,” thanks to his Chamorro ethnic background. And yes, he does destroy people. His last two MMA matches are after the jump:
(Duarte vs. Randy Bowers, 8/24/2007)
(Duarte vs. Ulfrano Rodriguez, 3/22/2008; reffed by the incomparable Cecil Peoples)
To watch Hybrid dominate a Jenga tower, click here.
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Comments
Wed, 07/02/08 - 01:50
I've never seen people get so excited about Jenga...ever.
Wed, 07/02/08 - 02:13
Assuming the claims on his bio page are legit: what's the over/under on Dana White publically burying him for missing weight?
Wed, 07/02/08 - 02:22
he beat a okay guy and a chubby mexican guy who drew the flag on his shorts with a marker. Not that impressed. No way in hell he is cutting from 185
Wed, 07/02/08 - 02:36
Um...guys? Have you seen Gleeson Tibau? Dude cuts from 188 to make 155. Sherk drops 30 too. It's not that uncommon. If he's going to drop down repeatedly for multiple fights on TUF then he'll likely take to a new diet and walk at 170ish on the show.
Wed, 07/02/08 - 02:44
Up next week.... Joe and his fight camp in an all-nighter of Monopoly. WTF. Jenga? Who fu**ing cares? He destroys people???? When someone can find me links of fights where he destroyds someone, please post. Likelast poster said.....He beat a fat 5' 7" guy and the first fight wasnt that impressive. Not being a hater. I give credit where credit is due. And from this post, nothign out of the ordinary. I guess we all know who is the UFC's TUF 8 CB Dollaway.
Wed, 07/02/08 - 02:48
Vrax says..... "walk at 170ish on the show" Therefore, he is NOT cutting from 185-195. He is cutting from 170ish. Unless you want to consider 2 months from fight day, he walks at 185-95, but he is NOT 30 - 40 lbs over the week of the fight and then LOSES ITS. NO WAY!!!
Wed, 07/02/08 - 02:48
No mocking of the fact that he has his own entrance rap about how awesome he is? Don't drop the ball here, CP.
Wed, 07/02/08 - 03:03
AWWW YEAH SON!!!! You heard it here first; we finally got a boy commin out of Guam. So excited for Duarte and the AMAZING opportunity he's gonna get on TUF. The man is good I tell you, but I wish promoters, presidents...whomever, would stop hyping up fighters to be something that they have not yet earned. Not saying my Che'lu (brother) don’t have the skills, cause dude can scrap! But to say things like, "the next Anderson Silva" puts way too much pressure on the fighter and sets our expectations as fans unreasonably high. Duarte will earn his respect and fight his way through TUF. Can't wait for TUF8! ('I rip an I rhyme, I rhyme an I rip") HAFA CHE’LU DUARTE! (Hello brother Duarte) Best of luck to you brudah, you got the entire Mariana Islands (and the strong Chamoru people on the mainland) behind you.
Wed, 07/02/08 - 03:09
dana is hyping the show because its ratings have continually slipped over the last few seasons. this guy has only had three pro mma bouts and two were obviously against a couple of ass-clowns. this guy would get destroyed by BJ or sherk or gleison. anderson silva? how dare you dana white, how dare you.
Wed, 07/02/08 - 03:32
He definitely looks heavier in the face then he does in his prefight interviews. Rampage was up to 250 between his last fight and this one. He'll weigh 205 tomorrow.
Wed, 07/02/08 - 03:41
i'd be pissed if i were anderson silva...there is only one anderson silva. and these wins? not that impressive.
Wed, 07/02/08 - 03:49
What's up with the lame-ass lighting of the arena?
Wed, 07/02/08 - 04:12
Upon hearing this, Anderson Silva immediatley starts the cutting process to dominate in the LW division...
Wed, 07/02/08 - 04:34
Hey Vrax did yo even watch the second video? The commentators said he weighed in at 155 and prefight weighed 178. That's a 23 pound difference in 1 day.
Wed, 07/02/08 - 04:39
Those clips are an insult to Silva. I was waiting for some 10 second knockouts.
Wed, 07/02/08 - 04:51
Damn, speed metal guitar solos really pump me up to fight
Wed, 07/02/08 - 04:58
@fatal error, I don't listen to announcers on cheap shows, they're as insightful as posters here. Why bother, right?
Wed, 07/02/08 - 05:01
he looks like he has some skill, but that second fight was just pathetic. my lil nephew would rock rodriguez
Wed, 07/02/08 - 05:17
Dana White gets goose bumps from talking about dudes....that is the gayest thing I have ever read in my life....
Wed, 07/02/08 - 07:01
I got the chance to see Joe at a local smoker promotion called Unleashed (bearing the same name of his gym). While he was impressive physically, it seemed like his gym is just hyping him up and giving him an easy road to the big leagues. I wasn't too impressed with the show as a whole... but I guess good luck Joe.
Wed, 07/02/08 - 07:12
u only cut water weight before a fight for weigh-ins... meaning fluid restriction, heavily sweating and there r techniques to get ur body to urinate more/more often, but there all base around losing water weight... however u should only stop drink fluids a day before the fight so there is a max on how much water weight u will cut there… when heavily sweating water weight off u will eventually hit a point where u will stop sweating and no longer lose water weight… and when excessive urinating, u will only pee so much… so what im trying to say is, that there is a ceiling on how much water weight u can cut… so saying someone cut 30lbs a day before a and gain it all back the next day is on the verge of ridiculous, im not saying its impossible buts its almost there.
Wed, 07/02/08 - 09:28
It's not this guy ... it's Junie Browning that Dana is talking about.
Wed, 07/02/08 - 09:30
Maybe it is Nog's premeire coaching that brings out the Anderson Silva like ability in this guy, cause judging from those fights he would get mopped by over half the guys in the lightweight div....
Wed, 07/02/08 - 10:36
@ Anonymous: Hey, I just deleted BIG CHRIS's last comment by accident...anyway, he wants to know where you got your info re: Browning. I'm pretty curious myself.
Wed, 07/02/08 - 10:53
Anon. up there may have a point, Junie Browning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJX5nu4gBks
Wed, 07/02/08 - 11:53
Yeah I'm definitely the next Anderson Silva.
Thu, 07/03/08 - 06:29
And I am definitely GAY....
Thu, 07/03/08 - 06:38
Look at the TUF 8 trailers fellas, it's obvious that of all the 155lbers on the show it was Browning that got the most airtime (by far).
Thu, 07/03/08 - 04:13
JUST WANTED TO LET ALL THE HATERS KNOW ITS NOT ME.....I KNOW EXACTLY WHO IT IS. AS FOR BEING THE NEXT ANDERSON SILVA....MY MANAGER IS ALSO ANDERSON'S MANAGER...NO ONE, AND I MEAN NO ONE IS CLOSE TO HIS LEVEL THAT FIGHTS TODAY. HE COMES IN TO LA AND TRAINS AND FROM THE LOOKS OF IT..HES ONLY GETTING BETTER. COMPARING ANYONE TO HIM IS LIKE SAYING ALL YOU HATERS ON HERE CAN FIGHT. I MEAN...NONE OF YOU ACTUALLY CAN REALLY FIGHT. ITS ALITTLE DIFFERENT WHEN YOU GET IN THERE IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND FIGHT....ANY ONE CAN FIGHT...PEOPLE DONT FIGHT PROFESSIONALLY BECAUSE THEY ARE SCARED OF LOSING IN FROM OF ALOT OF PEOPLE. SAY WHAT YOU WANT ABOUT ME....ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU SPELL MY FUCKING NAME CORRECTLY. P.S. THANKS TO THE HATERS.....BECAUSE WETHER I WIN OR LOSE...YOUR DUMBASSES ARE STILL WATCHING....LOL
Thu, 07/03/08 - 05:47
i love you
Thu, 07/03/08 - 06:06
Hey Joe stop stealing my dumbass-rambling shtick.
Thu, 07/03/08 - 06:32
I don't think it's so much being haters as it is just part of the internet. That, and being compared to Silva makes people say silly things to magnify the comparison. Notice that most of the "hate" comments state that you only have 3 mma fights and that they weren't that impressive. Point is you won though and maybe they weren't impressive by some crazy E-LawlXC kind of standard, but you also only have 3 fights. They also fail to mention the fact that they haven't seen any of your 21(?) Muay Thai fights, all of which could have been very satisfactory. If there is anything to hate on, it's those crazy caps you remote island people use. :)
Thu, 07/03/08 - 07:26
Making the transition to MMA has been pretty good to me....if you were to watch Rampages first fight you would say that he sucked and so have eveyone else that starts out in this sport. Many people look past my Boxing and Muay Thai fights. For me, Im still getting comfortable in the cage as an MMA fighter. Let a few fights past and Ill be smashing people like I was when I was Boxing and Thai Boxing. Its very different for me. Every guys that I have fought in MMA has had more fights and been doing MMA longer than I have, so dont forget that. Ulfrano is a chubby Mexican but as a wrestler he is a very decorated state champ. I take nothing away from people willing to get in there and fight. Most people say they want but how many of those people will fight? Not many....it takes alot to fight today. This is dog eat dog world and most fans only give a shit when you win. They wonder why fighters like Matt hughes and Tim Sylvia are assholes. As a fighter I know youll smile in my face and talk shit about me as soon as I leave, but as long as you continue to watch and buy PPV....I will continue to fight. We(fighters) are not stupid....we know we have a shelf life here...we will make every dime we can and then roll out. So wether you tune in to watch me lose or win....keep tuning in because I know Im getting PAID!
Thu, 07/03/08 - 09:12
Hey Joe Duarte-In order to have a shelf life you have to get on the shelf....you ain't even on the shelf yet...you said in your all caps rant up there that all the people who watch fighting are dumbasses, well just to let you now I will not be watching any of your fights from this point on....unless your fighting BJ Penn cause i would love to see him kick your face in, but in order to do that you would have to actually get into the UFC and put a win streak together, and judging from those videos above you couldn't beat even the low level Lightweights in the UFC....so here is some advice....Piss your pants on the show, maybe tear up the stairwell, bash in a Limo window, something like that...cause that will be your only chance to make an impact in the UFC!!
Thu, 07/03/08 - 11:20
he looks good.......but the second fight was just a joke! i could have honestly done a lot better!
Fri, 07/04/08 - 01:03
Yeah poor Joe, he has to come onto this pitiful fucking hub with all of us scrub ass non fighters and defend himself. man he has alotta free time...................or maybe its cause hes a nobody punk ass kid whos so small I could wipe my ass with his face! :) and all of us non fighting pansies dont know shit, cause hes NOt afraid to go fight and lose in front of a million people............. yep your a bad motherfucker......thank God no one got your name wrong Joe DIRT! :)
Fri, 07/04/08 - 02:26
It can't really be Joe Duarte, see.. I'm not Joe Duarte but it says I am...
Fri, 07/04/08 - 06:20
Hafa Brown! ....Du, forget these people. There will always be haters, not worth your time. Just remember Che'lu, all da Bruddas back home and on the mainland are so proud of you no matter what. There will be a lot of islanders: Guamanians, Hawaiians, Samoans, etc... even Chuukeese lol looking up to you. Represent us well. Fanogi Chamorru!!!
Fri, 07/04/08 - 08:08
Hey if that really is the real Joe... (read my above post) When I was at your Unleashed fight I was sitting next to "Mayhem" Miller (was there with Soko cornering a team member) who is a good buddy of mine and we were talking about how much we hate little roid monkeys like you who think they can fight because they mop the floor with cans ( you don't even do that good against cans) You suck balls.
Fri, 07/04/08 - 01:16
@CityBoxingSanDiego-that was hilarious!!
Fri, 07/04/08 - 06:40
hahahahahahahahaha!!! Im telling you I had a good laugh...thanks guys!
Fri, 07/04/08 - 07:09
good attitude Joe...rock on...WAR GUAM! fuk all the hate.
Mon, 07/07/08 - 12:38
let it fuel the fire....remember you have a lot fans to fight for that believe in you!
Mon, 07/07/08 - 05:39
Joe is still up to his usual b.s. Only this time he's doing it in Cali cause they were fed up with it in Guam. This act is almost up too. If he goes back to Guam he'll be exposed as a self hyped sub par fighter who got caught lying again. Sorry if the truth hurts.
Mon, 07/07/08 - 09:01
so what is the b.s there mmafan? im from Guam and now live in Cali. also been with joe since the beginning or b.s that you refer to. so please enlighten me on what he is lying about. thanks mmafan or should i say hater?
Mon, 07/07/08 - 11:34
BS or not, the Islands got your back bro! we'll see whats up when the season kicks off! SHHOOOOOTS!
Mon, 07/07/08 - 11:56
LOL ISN'T THIS SOME SHIT....... HUH MMAFAN , CITY BOXING!!! I'M GOING TO GO OUT ON THE DEEP END & SAY YOU 2 BUTT FUCKING FAGS CAN RUN UR MOUTH ALL YOU WANT BUT THE FACT IS JOE GETS IN THERE & DOES WHAT YOU 2 BUTT PLUGS WILL NEVER HAVE THE BALLS 2 DO....NOW I KNOW YOU 2 GIRLS ARE GOING TO COME BACK WITH SOME KIND OF BLAH , BLAH BUT BEFORE YOU DO REMEMBER ONE THING......TAKE THAT DICK OUT OF UR MOUTHS BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T WANT UR MOM CATCHING YOU TALKING WITH A FULL MOUTH.....OH GOD I DID THIS IN ALL CAPS....MY BAD!!!
Tue, 07/08/08 - 12:00
NO BAD DAYS BRO!!!! HATED BY MANY , CONFRONTED BY NONE!!!!
Tue, 07/08/08 - 01:12
@THE HAND-Your mom is here and she said she has taught you better than to talk that way, but don't worry I slapped her in the face and put her back out on her corner....Now get back to bussin' those tables you limp wristed cabana boy!!!!
Tue, 07/08/08 - 03:36
FAT CHRIS THAT WASN'T MY MOM THAT WAS MY DOG YOU JERKOFF.....SO PUT AWAY THE KY & STOP MOLESTING HIM CHESTER!!! NOW I WOULD SAY SOMETHING ABOUT UR MOM BUT HEY WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT A METHHEAD WHORE THAT DIDN'T SAY NO TO DRUGS......
Tue, 07/08/08 - 04:02
OMG That is too easy....didn't say no to drugs??? is that your comeback..... HATED BY MANY , CONFRONTED BY NO ONE!!! they don't confront you because you are a short bus ridin', child safety harness with matching helmet wearing retard with a permanent drool....I would feel kinda bad confronting you in your condition....
Tue, 07/08/08 - 05:17
lol I touched a nerve huh......Man ur come backs are played out!!! I'm sure ur one of them guys that wear a " TAPOUT " shirt around town telling people your a MMA fighter right......fucking loser!!! Hey we are always looking for sparring partners......but then again I'm sure you would get Steamed Rolled!!!
Tue, 07/08/08 - 05:22
lol I touched a nerve huh......Man ur come backs are played out!!! I'm sure ur one of them guys that wear a " TAPOUT " shirt around town telling people your a MMA fighter right......fucking loser!!! Hey we are always looking for sparring partners......but then again I'm sure you would get Steamed Rolled!!! Dude how gay are you...... Using " OMG " come on really though....
Tue, 07/08/08 - 02:02
.....internet warrrrrrriorrrs........come out to playyyyyayy...
Mon, 07/21/08 - 03:32
Joe D. is a class guy with great skills. I am always amazed by the amount of jealous haters who are so frustrated and angry that they will never amount to anything. Dont hate on Joe because you can't be him. It's OK to be you (Except little, err.. big chris)
Wed, 07/30/08 - 01:40
I knew Joe before UNLEASHED when he trained at SDFightClub. He was always cool, ready to help anyone. Ego? He didn't show any big ego, no more than you need to be a fighter. He was a good teacher and knew what he was talking about. I don't understand how any of you can say anything without knowing Joe. That's plain stupidity.
Sat, 08/02/08 - 12:21
It's amazing
Mon, 08/25/08 - 04:59
I was @ this fight. The whole card is the worst matched bout card I've ever seen. No doubt Joe has skillz but he shouldn't be to happy about this one. I'm telling you 90% of the card was WHACK!
Sat, 08/30/08 - 03:27
I know Joe Duarte personally. He is not a fake, and Guam loves him. He went to San Diego after he did two tours and lost one of his best friends in Iraq. Show some fucking respect. Looks like all of you are just jealous little bitches. What do you REALLY know about Joe Duarte? Nothing. Exactly... Haters!!
Mon, 09/01/08 - 04:35
fuck these haters my ninja...
Tue, 09/02/08 - 10:15
YO!! TO ALL THE HYBRID HATERS!! GO SUCK A DICK!! YO JOE REPRESENT GUAM ... .. I KNOW U WENT TO SSHS.. THATS MY RIVAL HIGHSCHOOL... I'M FROM JFK!! BUT HEY .. EVERYONE IN GUAM GOTS YOUR BACK!! AND IF ANY OF THESE HATERS HERE WANNA SCRAP!! I GOT YO BACK!! CUZ WE ISLAND BOYS THATS WHAT WE DID GROWING UP.. SCARPING AND BBQIN ALL DAY EVERYDAY!
Sat, 09/13/08 - 11:50
hey Joe, i'm rooting for you. (Just heard about you from Dana during the TUF alumni part) Anyway, MMA is so popular right now, it brings out so many people that have no idea about the sport. They think its like wrestling or something. So dont mind them too much. People: Dana is hyping Joe because he sees something very special in him. Hi is not saying he can beat A.Silva or BJ Penn now, he saying he's going to be great. Perfect is example is Forrest Griffin. Look where he's at today. Once Hybrid gets higher level competion, then we'll see but looks good so far! Peace
Tue, 09/16/08 - 06:41
I've known Joe for about a year, and the man is a dedicated husband, veteran, fighter, and friend. Anyone who thinks they know the real story and talks shit, is as much of an idiot as they appear to be. Go kick some more ass, Joe!!!!!!
Wed, 09/17/08 - 12:56
Wow all the IBA (Internet Bad Ass) champs are out hating on somebody they have never even met! The hybrid will make things happen, watch and see. He works harder at his profession than any fools here on their keyboard do! If you don't believe me, go have a training session with him and see for yourself!
Wed, 09/17/08 - 07:47
Damn Joe, i got exited to see one of my former coashes at the ultimate figther too bad that your game wasn't there, better luck next time bro.
Thu, 09/18/08 - 12:19
Hey Joe...it's okay man. you've paved the way for a lot of the fighters out here on Guam. I just hope they bring you back for the finale and you can show the world what a Chamoru Boy from Guam can do. Good Luck in the future and thanks for giving us hope here on Guam and the Marianas Islands.
Thu, 09/18/08 - 05:23
Hey guys, Joe Duarte is one hell of a fighter and a really cool guy. Joe has inspired me to work harder and trust you will see a new and improved Jason Guida in the future. I have all the tools but just didnt work as hard as I could have. With a newfound work ethic I will be able to take my natural gifts and become a great fighter. I thank Joe for this motivation. Say what you want about any of us but Joe Duarte is a really cool guy and if you met him you would definitely agree. J Guida
Tue, 09/23/08 - 12:57
It is evident that i will kick that mohawk off your head and all the way back to guan Joe. No one is Anderson Silva! Not even Anderson Silva! ; )
Thu, 09/25/08 - 01:26
i have trained with joe duarte at unleashed fitness in san diego. right near sdsu. all i can say is that he has had no boxing fights and no muay thai fights, hes been out of the army for 3 years. 1 year ago when i met him he had 1 mma fight. he also lies and told me he was the k1 champ. google his name you wont find him anywhere in k1. a little research does no harm. having said that he has earned the right to be on TUF, we will se where he goes from there good luck joe
Thu, 10/09/08 - 07:42
perhaps you mean unwashed fitness "playa" since you and joey both stink! I will cut you with elbows, bludgeun you with kness, and decapitate you with my shins should we ever cross paths
Thu, 10/16/08 - 10:36
Did i mention to everyone that im gay? i really just want to clear the smoke on all of this,, i like men! Now quit picking on me.
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