Palhares: ‘I have to start all over again’
With three consecutive wins, Rousimar Palhares was on track to reach the top of his division, but he was mistaken…
With three consecutive wins, Rousimar Palhares was on track to reach the top of his division, but he was mistaken and was defeated on a silly way by Nate Marquardt, on UFC Fight Night. It was a moment of distraction… Can you imagine: stopping to talk with the referee during the fight. It was a mistake I made, but I have to learn somehow. It certainly was a painful way, but it’s the way it is. I thought that the second round was about to end, but there was some extra seconds I didn’t know about.
I’m training hard every day, but they didn’t tell me about it yet. It’s hard, specially the way it happened, I had plenty conditions to win and I gave him the win on a stupid act. It’s hard, but I have to start it all over again. I was too good, man… I was really good, until I made this terrible mistake, but it won’t happen again.”
When TATAME asked Toquinho about his tormentor’s future, the athlete decided not to make any bets. I don’t know, a fight is a fight, and look what happened to me… I was thinking about one thing and another came along. Oh, for sure it’ll be about exchanges… And, if it’s that way things will go, it’s 50-50, concluded.