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Nate Marquardt

Nickname The Great Birthdate 4/20/1979
Height / Weight 6'1" - 185 Place of Birth Lander, Wyoming, United States

A three-time King of Pancrase, Nate Marquardt is one of the top middleweights in the world. He lost his only shot at the UFC middleweight crown when he was defeated by Anderson Silva at UFC 73.

Hector Lombard decides to drop down to welterweight, wants to fight Nate Marquardt next

The former Bellator middleweight champion confirmed to FUEL TV's "UFC Tonight" on Tuesday that his next fight will take place at 170 pounds.

Morning Report: Anderson Silva says Chris Weidman 'needs work' with his striking

With a decorated grappling background, plus youth and athleticism on his side, Chris Weidman is said to have all the tools to dethrone Anderson Silva. But the champion... well, let's just say he isn't worried.

Hector Lombard welterweight cut 'official,' calls out Nate Marquardt for divisional debut

Hector Lombard, who has gone 1-2 in his UFC career thus far, hopes to find new-found success by changing weight classes with a cut to 170 pounds later this year. "Lightning" reportedly hopes to take on Nate Marquardt in his divisional debut.

Tyron Woodley is UFC 161's 'Fighter To Watch' in Winnipeg

Tyron Woodley, a rising welterweight with quickly improving striking skills, will return to Octagon for his second fight TONIGHT at UFC 161 against Jake Shields. If he shows even stronger striking, "T-Wood" may be on the fast track to Top 10 status.

California putting temporary hold on approving TRT exemptions

The California State Athletic Commission will not be approving any fighters for TRT until after new standards legally go into effect, which will be somewhere between two months and one year.

UFC's Chael Sonnen tells Jim Rome that Lebron James is a dork, admits to using testosterone to gain competitive edge

Chael Sonnen was a recent guest on The Jim Rome Show and called NBA star LeBron James a 'dork,' while admitting to using testosterone to gain a competitive edge. Just another day at the office for the brash UFC light heavyweight.

Eye opener: WSOF 3 lightweight Justin Gaethje interview exclusive with MMAmania.com

MMAmania's Brian Hemminger speaks with top WSOF lightweight prospect Justin Gaethje about his great first impression, trying not to believe the hype and what helped him gain the attention of top promotions in this exclusive interview

UFC 161 'Prelims' preview and predictions for 'Evans vs Henderson' fights on Facebook/FX (Pt. 2)

Part one of MMAmania.com's UFC 161 preview breaks down top three of six under card "Prelims" fights on Facebook/FX on June 15, 2013: Krause vs. Stout, Pierson vs. Robertson and Shields vs. Woodley from MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Canada.

No surgery needed for Tarec Saffiedine, final Strikeforce champ expects to resume training in '4 to 6 weeks'

UFC welterweight Tarec Saffiedine provides an update on the injury that forced him out a scheduled UFC on FOX 8 fight with fan favorite Robbie Lawler.

UFC on Fox 8 fight card: Johnson vs. Moraga

A look at the current UFC on Fox 8 card for July 27th, which has gone through some changes recently.

UFC 160 notes, quotes and anecdotes

Mike Chiappetta offers up news nuggets on the stability of the UFC champions, fight week's best quotes, and more.

Strikeforce vs. UFC: How the fighters stack up by promotion

Since the former San Jose-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion was shut down earlier this year, a total of 35 fights featuring "forced crossover" Strikeforce fighters have taken place. How have they done in UFC so far? All the numbers, inside.

UFC on FX 8 results: 25 post-event facts about ‘Belfort vs. Rockhold'

Everyone enjoys good facts. Even more so, everyone enjoys 25 good facts. With UFC on FX 8 the rear-view mirror, Mike Bohn checks in with post-event facts about the "Belfort vs. Rockhold" event that took place May 18, 2013 in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Marquardt, Schaub and Zingano come together to form Elevated Fight Team

Nate Marquardt, Brendan Schaub and Cat Zingano have formed a Colorado-based MMA fight team.

Report: Welterweight prospect Brandon Thatch signs multi-fight UFC contract

Colorado-based welterweight prospect Brandon Thatch has signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC and is expected to make his promotional debut later this year.

Fightweets: Chris Weidman on Belfort-Rockhold; Chael Sonnen's antics, and more

The hot fight between Vitor Belfort and Luke Rockhold has caught others' attention, including fellow middleweight contender Chris Weidman.

How Strikeforce fighters have fared in the UFC since their promotion was closed

Since Strikeforce was shut down earlier this year, a total of thirty fights featuring 'forced crossover' Strikeforce fighters have taken place. How have they done so far?

Chael Sonnen: MMA career retrospective (Pt. 1)

With the latest championship loss of Chael Sonnen at UFC 159 at the destructive hands of Jon Jones all but a distant mixed martial arts (MMA) memory, we take a look back at the professional fight career of Chael P. Sonnen: Wrestler, fighter, talker.

UFC on FOX 8: Tarec Saffiedine is a ‘technically better’ striker than Robbie Lawler

As Tarec Saffiedine and Robbie Lawler get set to collide at UFC on FOX 8 in a battle of welterweight strikers, "Sponge" is confident that the technical striking advantage he has over "Ruthless" will get him the win on July 27 at KeyArena in Seattle.

UFC on Fox 8 fight card: Johnson vs. Moraga

Check out the current fight card for UFC on Fox 8, which takes place on July 27th.
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