Filed under: UFC
NEWARK, N.J. — Nate Marquardt has always gone about his mixed martial arts career with a quiet class. He’s never been one to trash-talk his opponent, and admits that about “95 percent of the time,” he’s liked the man standing across the cage from him on fight night. That holds true for his Saturday night opponent Dan Miller, who carries himself with a similar comportment.
Miller stepped up to fight Marquardt on one week’s notice after Yoshihiro Akiyama withdrew from UFC 128 following the devastating natural disasters that struck Japan. And while Marquardt has his focus only on the task in front of him, he didn’t hold back when he was asked if he was one of the many middleweights who hoped to get a crack at British contender Michael Bisping.
“I would love to fight that guy just to punch him in his mouth and shut him up,” Marquardt said following a short workout. “That’d be nice. He’s an ass, he’s a total punk, just no respect. I don’t like Bisping.”