Lutter - "I tapped b/c of the choke."

[Bullock]

from an interview on nbc's ufc page.

"Q: While you were in the triangle, did you tap due to the choke or to the elbow strikes?

A: I tapped because of the choke. I was good for a long time, but then I started to go out. With the strikes, I was on my way out and he hit me with strikes so I might have moved my body positioning a little because of them. But I tapped because of the choke. I was going to sleep. I'm not beat up at all."


Very interesting.


The rest of the interview is good too. He talks about why he couldn't make weight.

http://www.nbcsports.com/ufc/1010414/detail.html

[supermark21]

I guarantee some prune juice wouldve taken care of any weight issues

[mauladala]

Hm. Interesting interview. At least he didn't try to cut with an illegal diuretic. I hope they give him another shot at the UFC (not the title...at least right away).

[adriandmangan]

Originally Posted by supermark21

I guarantee some prune juice wouldve taken care of any weight issues

maybe some rancid tuna

tx for post, interesting

[liddell316]

I thought for sure he tapped because of the elbow strikes.

[chungt79]

Very nice interview with good insights. It was interesting that his body quit sweating. Dang. Sux for him and I am sure he feels bad but that was lame. Everyone was looking forward to a title fight and he took the whole steam out of the main event. No matter what he says, he should have made the weight. No excuses. He should fight somewhere else and make his way up since he wont be getting a title shot in the UFC in a long time.

[Dork8503]

why should he fight some where else, he won tuf he got a contract only way he gets out of that is if dana gets rid of him

[willieshatner]

Originally Posted by dork8503

why should he fight some where else, he won tuf he got a contract only way he gets out of that is if dana gets rid of him

but if I were Dana I would be so friggin pissed at him I might just cut him loose

[chungt79]

Originally Posted by dork8503

why should he fight some where else, he won tuf he got a contract only way he gets out of that is if dana gets rid of him

Becuase imagine if you're fighting and you know you are on Dana's hate list. You wont get the match ups that are in your favor and he will prolly be matched up with good fighters. It could be sad. It was like when Rampage lost to Wandy twice, Pride didnt really care for Rampage and that took the motivtion out of Rampage it seems. Its like Babalu, who lost to Chuck and he hasnt fought since. UFC's roster is so thin that if you dont have potential for a title fight, you are just being used as stepping stone. Of course, Lutter can be like Macdonald and win his way up to top of the food chain but that is very unlikely in the UFC for him. Even when he does, he'll be just like MacDonald. He'd get fed to a superior fighter with bad matchups.

[supermark21]

It's really sad if one mistake ruins his entire ufc career