When Nate Quarry finally learns how to fight he will discover that you don't have to follow a reluctant or elusive opponent around all night. It is a technique in boxing known as cutting off the ring. If and when the streetfighters in ufc finally get some proper training they will learn about these things.
hahah i think he did fine jus remember there 5 minute rounds so he was runnin for 15 mins after that guy and he looked tired of it and he was frustrated to so i think he wud of done it better if he wasnt so angrey and tired.
UFC cuts Starnes after disgraceful performance
By Kevin Iole
It was a great night for mixed martial arts on Saturday in Montreal, as an enthusiastic sellout crowd of 21,390 packed the Bell Centre to watch hometown hero Georges St. Pierre reclaim the UFC welterweight title from Matt Serra at UFC 83.
It wasn't such a good night, though, for Kalib Starnes, who spent most of the evening running from Nate Quarry in their middleweight bout. A native of Surrey, B.C., Starnes was booed heavily by the Canadian crowd that had been boisterous in its support of all the other Canadians on the card.
After losing a unanimous decision on scores of 30-26, 30-27, and an unheard-of 30-24, Starnes received even worse news: He was cut from his contract by UFC president Dana White.
"He just doesn’t belong in the UFC and after his performance the other night, he should consider a new line of work," White said Monday.
Quarry pressed the action the entire fight as Starnes simply circled and refused to engage. Late in the third round, Quarry pretended to run like he was a track star in trying to find a way to get Starnes to fight.
After the bout, members of Quarry's corner were complaining to Starnes about his lack of activity. Starnes shouted an expletive at one member of Quarry's team and called him a derogatory term for ****sexuals.
Starnes couldn't be reached for comment about his performance, but Quarry expressed disappointment with Starnes' lack of effort.
A one-time contestant on The Ultimate Fighter, Starnes was 8-2 going into the bout and had had quality victories over Chris Leben and Jason MacDonald.
"I think if you're fighting in the UFC, you've got to come to fight," Quarry told UFC.com in a post-fight interview. "I would much rather get knocked out than lose a decision running backwards. No disrespect to Kalib. I know the stress really gets to you. A lot of guys, they focus on not wanting to lose instead of wanting to win. I didn't mean to disrespect him in any way. I just got frustrated because you can't fight when somebody's moving backward that fast."
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Damn! That sucks. I always loved that you were able to post that stuff.
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Anyone who pisses off Greg Leon is a friend of mine.
The UFC also has a three strike rule. If you don't put on a certain excitement or at least show you want to be there in your matches win or lose, then Zuffa is obligated to cut you.
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