Trevor Wittman had seen enough.
Nate Marquardt just didn't look like himself in the Octagon against Kelvin Gastelum last Saturday night at UFC 188 in Mexico City. He was barely mounting any offense and, on top of that, had blood pressure issues leading into the bout.
In the second round, Wittman, Marquardt's coach, was ready to put an end to the fight. The only problem was that no one would let him.
"He was really just defending," Wittman told MMAFighting.com. "He was taking punches. I tried to stop the fight in the second round.