AUSTIN, Texas – For UFC middleweight contender Nate Marquardt, things didn’t work out quite as he had hoped.
Sure, a first-round victory in his UFC Fight Night 22 main event bout
with Rousimar Palhares was nice, but as he sat in front of the media at
the evening’s post-event press conference, Marquardt was forced to
explain why his opponent had accused him of cheating.
“It’s kind of disappointing to have to try and defend yourself over
something like that,” Marquardt said. “I’m not a dirty fighter, and I
don’t cheat. I don’t grease.”