Nate Marquardt: What the H*** Happened?
What a difference a day makes!
Just yesterday I was analyzing the UFC Live 4 card, really excited for a solid free TV event by the UFC. My excitement was largely due to a big-time main event between Nate Marquardt and Rick Story.
Then, today happened.
First, word came that Marquardt didn’t pass his pre-fight physical and was out of the fight.
Then, Dana White dropped this little bomb:
Neither White or Marquardt’s camp are commenting on the firing. I mean, what could have happened to get him fired entirely?
Dana White is known for being a little emotional with his reactions at times. He has vowed that certain guys would never fight again in the UFC, and they ultimately have, but still, that is a pretty strong statement from the president of the UFC.
Marquardt had had a clean record in his six years with the UFC, so it is hard to imagine one little issue with a weight cut or a failed physical could get him fired. If that was the case, Thiago Alves and Chael Sonnen wouldn’t be employed by the UFC.
More information will supposedly be coming out in the UFC Live 4 Preshow on Versus at 8 p.m. tomorrow. I for one will be tuning in now.
Hopefully Marquardt didn’t completely burn a bridge with White, because if he wants to succeed at the highest level of MMA, he needs White’s blessing.
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Tags: Dana White, Nate Marquardt, Rick Story, UFC Live 4