Nate Marquardt Crushes Demian Maia At UFC 102

While nothing is set in stone, it appears as though a clear cut number one contender to Anderson Silva’s middleweight throne may have been established tonight in the wake of UFC 102. Nate Marquardt put a punctuation mark on an extremely impressive comeback since his previous loss to Silva for the UFC 185 pound crown as he blasted Demian Maia with a devastating right hand that left the previously... [Read More...]

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Demian Maia vs. Nathan Marquardt at UFC 102

In a bout that will more than likely determine the #1 contender for the UFC’s middleweight title, Demian Maia will take on Nate Marquardt at UFC 102 which is tentatively scheduled for August 29th and will be held in Portland, Oregon. MMAJunkie.com was the first to report the bout between the two middleweight dynamos on its website earlier today. Speculation has been running rampant about who... [Read More...]

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Nate Marquardt finds GSP greasing allegations ‘laughable’

FiveOuncesOfPain.com recently had the chance to catch up with Greg Jackson-trained fighter and close friend to Georges St. Pierre, Nate Marquardt, to gather some of his feelings about this tornado of controversy surrounding the greasing scandal of UFC 94. According to Marquardt, the whole thing has been blown drastically out of proportion and what it really boils down to is simple. Penn was beaten... [Read More...]

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Verbal agreement in place for Wilson Gouveia to be Nathan Marquardt’s opponent at UFC 95

Earlier this week FiveOuncesOfPain.com was the first to report that UFC middleweight title contender Nathan Marquardt is set to return to action at UFC 95 on Saturday, February 21 at the O2 Arena in London, England. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has now also confirmed that a verbal agreement has been secured for Marquardt to face American Top Team middleweight Wilson Gouveia. Gouveia just recently improved... [Read More...]

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Nathan Marquardt slated to return at UFC 95

UFC middleweight title contender Nathan Marquardt is now set to return to action at UFC 95 on Saturday, February 21 at the O2 Arena in London, England. FiveOuncesOfPain.com confirmed the news with a source close to Marquardt earlier this afternoon. An opponent is still in the process of being finalized. The fight will mark Marquardt’s since bout since recording a first round TKO over Martin Kampmann... [Read More...]

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Nick Diaz off the “Brawl for It All” card; Reports of replacement vary

A recent post on GracieFighter.com reports that Nick Diaz will not be a part of No Limit Fighting’s “Brawl for It All” October 20 card at the San Francisco Cow Palace.  Instead, Alex Serdyukov, a training partner for Jake Shields and Gilbert Melendez, will fill in for Diaz and face Mark Moreno. According to Cesar Gracie, there had been ”a lot of confusion about this event, whether... [Read More...]

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