During the post fight press conference UFC president Dana White expressed his disappointment in UFC middleweight Nate Marquardt (30-10-2) saying the fighter “choked” under the pressure and put the blame on Marquardt’s training camp.
Marquardt lost a unanimous decision to opponent Yushin Okami in Saturday nights UFC 122 main event. The winner would move on to face UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva for the title.
“He is a choker, he choked tonight. Marquardt is such a talented guy, and what I’m seeing is stuff from the Greg Jackson camp. This camp continuously – when these guys fight, their corner is either telling them they’re ahead or they’re winning. I mean, Nate Marquardt sat here tonight and said that he thought he won the fight. Where the fuck is his corner? You go into the last round and you’re getting outstruck by a wrestler, and you think you won the fight? And this is consistent with the Greg Jackson camp…You already blew a title shot once; you’re in a fight for the title shot again in the third round, and you’re not throwing any punches or kicks? It has nothing to do with pressure. You’re … professional, and you’re going to go after it in the last round to get your title shot.”
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