(photo via natemarquardt.com)
UFC middleweight Nate Marquardt (30-9-2) will step into the octagon on Nov. 13 qt UFC 122 to face Yushin Okami for the No. 1 contender position.
For Marquardt getting a shot at a title is more important than putting on an exciting fight, and that is exactly what he plans to do when both fighters meet in Germany next month.
“He’s a very hard guy to attack, so unless I can get him to come out of his shell and kind of attack me more, it could be a chess match until I find that opening and who knows how long that will take because this is for a title shot and I’m not going to go in there and try to put on the most exciting fight and lose the fight. Definitely I want to be exciting, but the main thing is I want to win this fight. Obviously if I get the chance I’m going to knock him out or submit him, but the number one thing for me is to win this fight, and for me, I have to follow the game plan. The game plan going into this fight is going to be a big thing for me. If I can follow my game plan and find my shots and find the openings to attack him, that’s where I’m going to be able to win the fight.”
HT: MMAWeekly.com