"I had watched tape on him and kind of noticed how he telegraphed when he kicks and I have a lot of counters for kicks and stuff. I hurt my ankle a couple of weeks ago and I was working with my buddy Dwayne and I asked him ‘How do I counter this if I can't do my normal stuff?' He told me ‘Just step in and throw an overhand right as he kicks.' It was crazy how it worked so easily. This was a highlight reel finish and I'm very excited."
Nate Marquardt at the UFC 102 Post-Fight Press Conference (HT MMA Mania)
"I think it definitely helped build the hype machine that's already been behind me - unwarranted, I felt like. I feel like now we're getting there, but I still feel like I need to go out there and get tested.
"But it did feel great.
"Yeah, I want every fight to end in five seconds with my hand raised. Everyone does. But, I'm in this to find out about myself. You find out something new about yourself every time.
"To me, my performance wasn't any more impressive than what Gabriel Gonzaga came out and did tonight. And it's definitely not any more impressive than Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That's historical.
"Those guys are history. What I did, it's just a statistic, and it will be broken."
Todd Duffee at the UFC 102 Post-Fight Press Conference (HT MMA Junkie)
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