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Marquardt to hunt down 'ass' Bisping after Miller

ESPN staff
March 18, 2011
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Nate Marquardt has a clear-cut plan for 2011: Beat Dan Miller at UFC 128 and then "punch Michael Bisping in the mouth".

Marquardt is on a growing list of haters when it comes to Britain's-own Michael Bisping, who attracted critics for his actions at UFC 127. Having delivered an illegal knee to the head of Jorge Rivera, Bisping then allegedly spat in the direction of Rivera's coach Matt Phinney.

The Briton has not been suspended by the UFC, so Marquardt would like to dish out a proper punishment. First he must beat Miller on Saturday before he can set about creating a headline bout with Bisping later in the year.

"I would love to fight that guy, just to punch him in his mouth and shut him up. He's an ass," Marquardt told Yahoo! Sports. "He's a total punk, no respect. I don't like those kinds of people.

"The crap-talking, whatever, that's one thing. Guys do things to hype up fights. And even guys who are just like that naturally, I don't hold that against them. But the fact that he goes and spits on an opponent's corner, that's so disrespectful. That's just not what a martial artist does and it's not what a sportsman does.

"I'd say 90, 95 percent of the time I like my opponents," Marquardt said. "I've always thought he was kind of an ass. He says disrespectful stuff, but the spitting is just a step farther, or two steps too far. It was horrible."

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