{"id":149846,"date":"2015-06-16T08:45:51","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T15:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=149846"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:04:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:04:33","slug":"officials-kept-marquardts-coach-from-stopping-fight-sooner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/officials-kept-marquardts-coach-from-stopping-fight-sooner\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials Kept Marquardt’s Coach From Stopping The Fight Sooner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Taking needless damage is not good in this sport. The damage is when it affects your sharpness and the way you perform, and to see him take punishment, that\u2019s longevity and him having kids.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“They grabbed me, and their concern was that people couldn\u2019t see. I\u2019m sitting there swearing at these guys, and they\u2019re like, \u2018Get down. No one can stop the fight but the referee or the doctor.'”<\/em><\/p>\n

That’s what Nate Marquardt’s coach Trevor Wittman told MMAJunkie<\/a> about throwing in the towel for his fighter on Saturday night when he was getting battered by Kelvin Gastelum.<\/p>\n

Wittman said he tried to do it earlier, by standing on the cage apron, which is a boxing move that means stop the fight, but the officials told him to stop.<\/p>\n

“Ultimately, that\u2019s my job as a coach \u2013 to protect my athlete.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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