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Quoteworthy:

"The ref got too carried away (at UFC 123). He kinda strong-armed me. All he needed to do was let me know, acknowledge the submission so the fight would end. I didn’t want to let go of the arm in case Lauzon continued fighting and then the referee tells us to continue. You know when I used to compete in jiu jitsu, they’d tap or they’d scream and then I’d release it and they’d continue fighting and the bout would continue. So I maintained the submission and even though I had Lauzon’s arm bent back, he wasn’t in any danger of any pressure on the arm, I was just holding it back without any pressure. He tapped out and I just needed the referee to acknowledge that. (But) he pulled me so hard, he went overboard. It really bothered me and it felt like he was strong-arming me. I’ve seen a lot of referees after a knockout or a knockdown or a submission, they jump on the guys and I think one day someone’s going to get hurt the way some referees break up the fight. Like sometimes a guy is grounding and pounding someone and you see them dive on the guy Brock Lesnar style…someone’s gonna get hurt."