Duane started his stint as an MMA writer over a decade ago, before joining Sportskeeda in 2021. He has written over 2000 articles for Sportskeeda’s MMA section, extensively covering ONE Championship.

A major in English, he’s also worked for several top Filipino news portals like the Philippine Star and Esquire Philippines.

Duane is a practicing MMA fighter with a 9-7 record. He is also a four-stripe Brazilian jiu-jitsu blue belt and trains Muay Thai. His connection with MMA dates back to 2005, when he turned into a fan after watching Fedor Emelianenko defeat Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic at Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005.

Emelianenko finds himself right at the top of Duane’s Mt. Rushmore of MMA fighters, alongside other big names like Demetrious Johnson, Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre, and Anderson Silva.

Duane’s love for the sport is reflected in his writings, where he believes in speculating but not insinuating. He uses his intensive knowledge and skills in MMA to provide unique insights to the readers.

Outside of work, Duane enjoys martial arts training, visual arts, film criticism, video games, and creative writing.

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