‘This is nothing’ – UFC star opens up on childhood after being left unrecognisable in Las Vegas war

Chris Duncan admitted to crying every day on his own after outpointing Mateusz Rebecki at UFC Vegas 108 on Saturday night.

The UFC star asserted the pain he’s already endured is no match to what he feels in the octagon.

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Duncan was the co-main event of a trademark night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, claiming a unanimous decision win over his Polish opponent after three rounds.

Both men exchanged heavy blows in the opening sequence, with Rebecki even flooring Duncan at one point as cuts and wounds were opened.

In the second, huge damage to Rebecki‘s face caused his eye to balloon up while Duncan attempted to take the fight to his opponent’s body.

The pair kept swinging in the third and final round with both men trying to get the finish, but it was Duncan who prevailed as he asserted ‘I f***ing love this game’ after having his hand raised.

UFC commentator Michael Bisping declared the bout ‘a war’ and asked the 32-year-old from Scotland what he meant by this comment during his post-octagon interview.

“You can’t beat who won’t quit,” Duncan responded.

“I don’t quit. I’ve been through everything. You wouldn’t understand what I’ve been through as a young child.

“See this? Pain? This is nothing. What I went through as a youngster is pain.

“I feel it every day. I cry on my own. You see this here (points to face), this is nothing, this is superficial.”

He later added: “Everybody wants to know what I would’ve done if I didn’t win, I guess we’ll never know.”

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Duncan’s victory marked his third in a row in Dana White‘s promotion.

He has now won five of his six UFC bouts following his debut in March 2023 at UFC 286.

‘The Problem’ emerged through Dana White’s Contender Series in 2022, having found his feet at Bellator MMA.

Duncan made his amateur debut in April 2014, and it is a month and a year that has since been permanently ingrained in the Scot’s brain.

What happened to Chris Duncan’s mum?

After his previous victory over Jordan Vucenic at UFC London in March, Duncan revealed that he lost his mother on the day of his weigh-ins for his amateur debut and first-ever MMA fight.

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“I lost my mum very tragically,” he explained, speaking on the tragedy of losing his mum.

“I don’t get to share things like the birth of my children and my wins.

“That’s why I started this journey. I was a shepherd before, and I stopped being a shepherd because my mum was ripped away from me at a very young age.”

Duncan spent four years working with sheep in a Scottish glen, where he learnt lessons in perseverance and self-discipline.

The sudden death of his mother provided the drive to succeed in his MMA career.

‘The Problem’ is not yet ranked in the UFC lightweight division, but could prove a force to be reckoned with as he racks up wins in MMA’s premier promotion.