UFC Quick Quote: Nate Marquardt plans to protect himself at all times against Rousimar Palhares
by Ponch-Hoe on Sep 5, 2010 11:39 AM EDT
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"I've heard that, that he holds on to stuff too long, but I don't really care about that. When I go to fight, I fully expect guys to do whatever they can to win, and if that means them trying to cheat or whatever, you have to be ready for that. You have to protect yourself at all times and that means even from things that are illegal. I'm going to come prepared and I'm going to do my best to stay out of any kind of submission hold so that issue won't even come up."
-- Nate Marquardt, in a recent interview on "The MMA Hour," reveals that he is well aware of the Kung Fu grip of Rousimar Palhares, who he takes on in the UFC Fight Night 22 main event on Sept. 15, 2010. Palhares has been called out a handful of times for not releasing his submission holds soon enough, including a heel hook on Tomasz Drwal at UFC 111 back on March 27, which resulted in a 90-day suspension despite the win. Marquardt has rich history with fighters who hang on too long -- he struck Ricardo Almeida way back when after the fight was over because he felt "Cachorrao" applied a choke too long after he tapped. Almeida's coach and mentor, Renzo Gracie, flew through the ropes and kicked "The Great" in the grill for the extracurricular activities. Any chance we see more shenanigans on fight night or are both fighters, as well as the referee, prepared to keep it super clean this time around?
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Palhares holds on way too long.. After this last time he did it.. he mentioned his excuse being what happened to Murilo Bustamante with Matt Linland at UFC 37.. One of the very very few times Big John messed up. However..Palhares should know better.. I believe he does, but chooses not to.. it’s hard to root for someone like that.
nate knows all about fighters trying to cheat to win
like when he illegally knee’d lietes and then tried to spike him in the very same fight
Against Thales leitus? The pile driver follwed up be a knee 2 the face of a grounded opponent :)
I like n8 & I wanted him 2 smash sonnen but c*mon. I don’t think toquino needs 2 cheat against anybody.
by d*locc on Sep 5, 2010 10:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Just curious maniacs had palhares done this before?
I remember last time he had a grip on hendogs shit it slipped away & he lost the fight. Never seen him do any dirty shit either. Just askin
by d*locc on Sep 5, 2010 10:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Yeah
I’ve watched some old footage of him in Brazil. You have to drag him off the guy.
That said, war Paul Harris.
Anderson Silva will fall via brutal Republican dry-humping.
by Johnny WF on Sep 5, 2010 11:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I’m rooting for Paul Harris in this one.
Everyone is on his case, maybe he just gets in the “zone” just like when fighters follow-up with a few punches to a KO’d opponent. He probably doesn’t mean to do it, he’s just intent on his objective. I don’t know for sure though.
"THIS IS THE GREATEST UPSET IN THE HISTORY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS!"
Gus Johnson will never live that down and it should never be forgotten.
Wait a minute...
So Nate struck Almeida way after the bell and he wasn’t banned for life and shunned by the online MMA community? Ahh, maybe because Almeida cheated, unlike squeeky clean, never cheats Koscheck right? Owww sorry, I just hurt my eye typing that, must sue MMAMANIA… ;p
HMMMMMMM
I know that when I do ground work, 70 % of the time I have my eyes closed.
Now throw in the fact that most the time guys are pounding or kicking you it makes it hard to tell the difference.
Add in that the picture above has the ref going to the guy getting hooked,,, Poor decision going to the guy not doing the hook…
And I definitly doubt he could hear any kind of verbal submission because of the crowd and being farther away.
now add in how many hooks does he use to win his fights,,, I cant see me letting go of an armbar if I didnt know If I would ever get it again in the fight,
dont forget hendos punch to bisping when he was KO’d…
Fighter safety, adherance to the rules or entertainment… People wanna see Bisping flattend… and its a bit more flashy.
"I fully expect guys to do whatever they can to win, and if that means them trying to cheat or whatever"
holding in a heel hook until someone taps isnt cheating nate. you should have known what a cheater is because you train with one everyday
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ok is this true
did marquardt get busted for PED’s once?
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"I fully expect guys to do whatever they can to win, and if that means them trying to cheat or whatever, you have to be ready for that."
I take this to mean “I will cheat to win if I can get away with it.” Nate should know how to protect himself because he is kind of a dirty fighter also. Evidence in his Leites fight and you could see the wheels turn in the Sonnen fight.
by Mayhem chimpanzee on Sep 6, 2010 12:20 PM EDT reply actions
I’m not defending Palhares actions. IMO he held his submissions too long. However the trend among fighters to, “not tap” , has put certain submission fighters in that position. “Do I lock it on to get the tap?” or “Do I lock it on to break it?”. These fighters need to realize that if they are “locked in a leg lock” by a guy like Toqinho, they had better well be prepared to tap quickly. There is a certain amount of trust that works both ways in submission fighting, one is the fighter who trusts the other not to break it after the reff stops it. The other to trust the other guy to tap so he doesn’t have to snap a limb or tear ligaments. Setting the example works, unfortunately.
Tell the ref to come to work in steel toed shoes AND tell him to soccer kick Palhares in the head the moment he refuses to break the hold.
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by Monday Morning Martial Artist on Sep 6, 2010 2:31 PM EDT reply actions
Agreed bubbafat and chimpanzee
I watched a re-run of Nate vs Leites fight at UFC 85 and he did look a little bit “malandro”, opportunist in a bad way.
And bubbafat makes a great point.
"A lot of times, you beat a person who beat a person who can beat you. I mean, it doesn’t make any sense." – Joe Rogan
Word.
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