Not too long after his record-setting 7-second KO of Tim Hague at UFC 102, it was announced that Todd Duffee's next opponent would be Paul Buentello at UFC 107. However, an indisclosed injury forced Duffee to withdraw from the Buentello bout.

The decision did not come easily. Duffee was quoted as saying, "Withdrawing was one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make."