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A long-rumored matchup for Strikeforce's vacant welterweight title is now official. Strikeforce broadcasters announced during Saturday night's "Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Final" that Nate Marquardt and Tyron Woodley will meet on July 14 with the belt on the line. The card, which also features Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold defending his belt against Tim Kennedy, takes place at Rose Garden in Portland, Ore. The evening's main card airs on Showtime and prelims air on Showtime Extreme.

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The main event for the next Strikeforce card appears to be set, as Nate Marquardt will lock horns with Tyron Woodley for the promotion’s vacant welterweight title in July.

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A long-anticipated fight for the vacant Strikeforce welterweight title is nearing confirmation. Sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com that Nate Marquardt and Tyron Woodley could meet at a yet-unannounced Strikeforce event targeted for July 14.   Multiple outlets reported the matchup and date for the event, which could take place in Portland, Ore., or Indianapolis.

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What has been rumored for several months now appears set, as MMA Weekly is reporting that Nate Marquardt and Tyron Woodley will do battle for the vacant Strikeforce welterweight title. The card, which will take place in Portland, Oregon in July, will also feature Tim Kennedy-Luke Rockhold for Rockhold’s Strikeforce middleweight title, and a match [...]

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The main event for the upcoming Strikeforce event in July is now set as Nate Marquardt will make his promotional debut against Tyron Woodley with the vacant welterweight title on the line. Retweet this Share on Facebook • Email • StumbleUpon • Reddit • Digg • Technorati • Instapaper • Tumblr • Google Reader • LinkedIn

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When Nate Marquardt was released by Zuffa following an issue with his testosterone levels prior to a fight with Rick Story, it seemed unlikely that he would be given another shot. Well, as is starting to become the norm around MMA, there is second chances handed out. Marquardt signed with Strikeforce earlier this year, and [...]

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The past 12 months have been a roller coaster for Nate Marquardt. In March of 2011, "The Great" had just won a unanimous decision victory over Dan Miller at UFC 128. It appeared as though he was getting his career back on track, and he was re-energized by a move down to Welterweight, where he was set to fight Rick Story at UFC on Versus 4 in the main event of the evening. Everything was coming together nicely. And then it happened. The day before the Story fight, Marquardt was pulled from the match because of elevated testosterone levels. The withdrawal sent the entire card into disarray and caused Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White to immediately fire Marquardt and declare he'd never fight in the UFC again. Fast forward one year later. In the interim, Marquardt signed with the BAMMA, but never actually stepped foot in the cage for the British-based promotion. After being granted his release from the promotion earlier this year, there was speculation of Marquardt signing with Bellator, as well as a few other smaller promotions, before it was finally made official that he'd be signing with Zuffa-owned Strikeforce. In February, it was announced that Marquardt's first fight for Strikeforce would be opposite welterweight contender Tyron Woodley. According to a recent interview Marquardt had with "Inside MMA," the fight will be for the vacant 170-pound belt: "It's the best outcome I could have imagined, with all this. Like I said. Back with Zuffa. Back in a title fight for my first fight back, it's amazing. From what I understand, that's who I'll be fighting is Tyron Woodley. I also understand it's gonna be a five round title fight for the 170 pound title. You know, he's a smart fighter, but at the same time, I have a lot more experience than him. It's gonna be my fight to dictate where it goes." It certainly makes for a dramatic twist. Now, Marquardt -- who appeared to be banished for life by Dana White for life -- will not only make his debut for a promotion that is, for all intents and purposes, run by White, but his return will be welcomed with an immediate title shot. Interesting to say the very least, no? The fight has not been confirmed by Strikeforce officials as being a title fight, but it is officially scheduled to take place on the May 19, 2012, card that will feature a main event fight between Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier for the heavyweight grand prix championship. The card will also showcasesanother title fight when Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez defends his strap in a rubber match versus Josh Thomson. For the latest news notes on Strikeforce: "Barnett vs. Cormier" be sure to hit up our complete event archive right here.

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The sometimes-blurry line between performance-enhancing and medically necessary testosterone use smacked UFC president Dana White in the face this past June when Nate Marquardt was nixed from UFC on Versus 4. Even before that, Chael Sonnen put the issue on the radar when he said he used testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) to combat hypogonadism following a suspension by the California State Athletic Commission. Despite the growing focus on the dangers for TRT, UFC president Dana White said his company is doing all it can to help curb misuse.

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It was a typical Wednesday night for Tyron Woodley. After training, he darted between training a woman working hard to get in shape, two teenagers working on their striking skills, conducting an interview with Cagewriter, and keeping an eye on kids' wrestling practice at ATT: Evolution in suburban St. Louis. At the same time, it was a far from typical evening. Woodley was waiting to show his new gym to Ricardo Liborio, the head of American Top Team and Woodley's longtime coach. He nervously checked his phone and watched the door. Juggling several roles at once is something Woodley is used to doing. He's a fighter for Strikeforce who expects to fight on May 19 against Nate Marquardt for the Strikeforce welterweight belt. He is the father of three boys. He is the founder and head coach at AT: Evolution. But on this night? He's a nervous student who can't wait to show off his masterpiece to his teacher. Woodley has been talking about building a gym that serves entire families for years. He once even dreamed about the gym he would one day own. "When I walk through this door, and I look down the hallway, I see what I saw in my head seven years ago in a dream. I smell the smells I smelled in the dream. I see the people working the way I saw them in a dream. For me, it's something God promised me and it's coming forth. People thought I was crazy, but those people who didn't think I could do it are now left in the back," Woodley said.

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Remember when Anderson Silva was running out of challengers at middleweight? It wasn't all that long ago that the fighter most regard as the best in the world had cleaned out the competition. Two wins over Rich Franklin, a successful defense against Nate Marquardt and a rally...

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Join us this evening at Bloody Elbow for live discussion of UFC Tonight, which airs on Fuel at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST. The show, which is hosted by former WEC commentator Todd Harris and Kenny Florian, has been quite interesting so far and the UFC has used the show to break news as well (two weeks ago they broke the story about Nate Marquardt signing with Strikeforce), so it's worthy of a watch. Here's the official description of the show from the website: UFC Tonight is the official weekly news and information show of the UFC. With in-depth event coverage and analysis, jaw-dropping highlights, exclusive fighter interviews before-and-after bouts, and segments unavailable anywhere else, UFC Tonight is your number one source for the latest happenings in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Tonight's show will feature an in-depth interview with Jake Ellenberger, Kenny Florian discussing a variety of topics including Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem and Quinton Jackson's recent comments about wanting to leave the UFC, and some interesting news from MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani about the future of lightweight Anthony Pettis.

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Paul Daley speaks out about his fight with Kazuo Misaki, his new gym Spirit Dojo, the addition of Nate Marquardt to Strikeforce and how he's moving past 'boring' fighters like Tyron Woodley.

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Podcast Powered By Podbean Topics covered in this episode-A few Strikeforce news and notes regarding Ronda Rousey and Nate Marquardt -Is Jake Shields overrated? -Ryan Bader's training camp-Can old fighters Jackson, Kongo and Hunt be taught new tricks in training?-Will Edgar vs. Henderson live up to the "fight of the year" expectations?

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TOKYO -- MMA Fighting spoke to UFC president Dana White following Thursday's UFC 144 press conference about the organization's return to Japan, the rise and fall of Japanese MMA, Saturday night's card, the Culinary Union's MMA bill of rights suggestion, the return of Nate Marquardt, and much more.

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It looks like Strikeforce finally has a plan in place regarding their vacant welterweight title. According to a report on this week’s episode of UFC Tonight, Nate Marquardt has been signed to fight at 170 pounds in Strikeforce and will likely make his debut later this year in a championship clash with unbeaten contender Tyron Woodley. No specific or even general date was mentioned for the match-up. Marquardt made a name for himself in the UFC where he even competed on the organization’s first Fight Night in 2005. He was last seen in the Octagon a little less than a year ago where he beat Dan Miller. However, Marquardt was cut a few months later after showing an elevated level of testosterone leading up to a scheduled bout. He has not fought since despite signing a deal with BAMMA. Marquardt Explains his Side of the Story Pertaining to UFC Release Among the numerous instances of notable success for Marquardt are wins over Martin Kampmann, Rousimar Palhares, Kazuo Misaki, and Demian Maia. “Nate the Great” holds an overall record of 31-10 with 23 stoppages including ten TKOs and thirteen submissions. PHOTO CREDIT – UFC Tweet

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Nate Marquardt is an enigma. He has an unshakable faith in Jesus, but he doesn’t hesitate to bend the rules a bit in order to try to break his opponent’s neck. He is the sweetest, meekest, most soft-spoken guy in the world, but he is juiced out his ass AND his balls. Now, adding further to the enigma, Dana White believes that Nate Marquardt is “disgusting and has no business fighting” for Zuffa, but he will be returning to the Zuffa-Forza promotional umbrella, likely fighting for the Strikeforce welterweight title against Tyron Woodley later this year. This is a very good development for Marquardt, who is probably itching for a paycheck. He was cock teased by BAMMA for several months without ever actually fighting for them, and he is a pretty generous guy (when I went to his gym as a guest, he refused to even charge me a drop-in fee,) so he deserves to be able to make some money fighting. It remains to be seen how Marquardt will withstand the cut to 170 pounds, but he really had nowhere to go in the UFC middleweight division. Ergo, Strikeforce is not a bad place for him to end up. This move also lends Strikeforce some much-needed talent. Maybe this was Dana White’s grand plan for Strikeforce once it “handed over the reigns”: to turn it into Australia. If you’re “disgusting”, have bad BO, got hit with your second steroid suspension, or throw sucker punches, they can send you to the promotion where all the misfits earn their bread. Some pretty good fighters are misfits, so I would watch this. They could invite Renato “The Asshole” Sobral back under these auspices (David Heath shouldn’t have called him “motherf*cker” anyway.) Heck, they could even decorate the venues like Mos Eisley Cantina and invite Amanda Lucas over for the party.

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Onetime UFC middleweight challenger Nate Marquardt is back in the fold, under the Zuffa banner. Eight months after he was released from his UFC contract, Marquardt has signed with the Zuffa-owned Strikeforce, as announced on the Tuesday edition of "UFC Tonight" on FUEL TV. Additional MMAjunkie.com sources indicated that Marquardt will likely make his Strikeforce debut as a welterweight against contender Tyron Woodley. Verbal agreements are in place for the matchup, though a date has yet to be set.

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Figueroa vs. Caceres is only the second UFC fight to end in a split decision with scores of 28-27, 28-27, 27-28. The other was Thales Leites defeating Nate Marquardt at UFC 85. Marquardt had 2 points deducted - one illegal knee and one strike to the back of the head. Stats for that fight here: http://hosteddb.fightmetric.com/fights/index/157

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For a brief moment Charlie Brenneman was on top of the world. He had stepped in as a late replacement for Nate Marquardt and stopped the surging Rick Story in front of , what could be considered a home town crowd in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The victory moved him up the welterweight rankings, earning him a bout against Anthony Johnson on October 1 of last year. That fight did not go as planned, with  Brenneman tasted defeat via a first round head kick knockout. Brenneman will get a chance at

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Nate Marquardt and British promotion BAMMA have parted ways before they ever actually started to work together.

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Well that was quick and painless. Nate Marquardt has been released from his BAMMA contract. He requested the release and it was granted immediately. This means "The Great" accumulated an outstanding record of 0-0 in his time with the promotion. MMAFighting.com helps us out with some of the details: According to Marquardt's manager Lex McMahon, the UK-based BAMMA has agreed to release Marquardt from his contract following the organization's decision to delay their ninth event from Feb. 11 to March 24. Marquardt was scheduled to fight Yoshiyuki Yoshida in the main event of BAMMA 9 for the organization's welterweight title. This marks the second time BAMMA has delayed Marquardt's promotional debut, as he was originally scheduled to fight for BAMMA in December. Can't blame the guy for not wanting to wait around for a fight any longer. After all, he hasn't competed professionally since March 19, 2011, when he earned a unanimous decision victory over Dan Miller at UFC 128. Speaking of the devil, this opens the door to the return of the "Bring Back Nate" campaign, initially started in an attempt to convince UFC President Dana White to forgive Marquardt for his transgressions and allow him back into the world's largest fight promotion. Possible? Sure. Likely? No. If you remember, Marquardt was released after it was determined his testosterone levels were too high and he was pulled from the UFC on Versus 4 main event just one night before it was scheduled to go down. A sh*tstorm ensued and White angrily released him from the promotion, claiming we would never see him inside the Octagon again. Time heals all wounds and all that, so stay tuned for any updates on Marquardt's mixed martial arts (MMA) status.

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Brazil vs. New Jersey, part two. After Dan Miller went down on points to Rousimar Palhares at UFC 134 last August, Mike Constantino will send another middleweight from "The Garden State," Mike Massenzio, to battle the Brazilian Yeti when the promotion returns to Rio de Janiero for UFC 142, currently scheduled for the HSBC Arena on Jan. 14, 2012. MMA Die Hards first reported the 185-pound match-up on Tuesday. In what has become a somewhat unsettling pattern, Palhares was dazed and confused in his win over Miller as part of the "Silva vs. Marquardt" event. "Toquinho" had the AMA Fight Club product mounted and was dropping bombs, but inexplicably rolled over, jumped for joy and declared himself the winner. Much to the surprise of Miller, referee Herb Dean and just about everyone else who was watching. The fight was restarted and he came back to secure the judges' decision, but left a large portion of the MMA fan base scratching their heads. And it wasn't the first time. The stumpy submission specialist has made headlines with his bizarre behavior and questionable stoppages since his UFC debut back in 2008. Just ask Tomasz Drwal, who was damn near dismembered at UFC 111, despite tapping, after the Brazilian failed to release a heel hook when instructed to by referee Kevin Mulhall. Palhares apologized, but it didn't save him from a 90-day suspension. He also came under fire for his mental lapse in his 185-pound fight against Nate Marquardt in September of 2010. After trying to call time-out to accuse "The Great" of being greasy, he was knocked silly when the referee refused to stop the action. And there was this little gem from this year's ADCC tournament. Massenzio, by comparison, hasn't been making any headlines, likely due to his inconsistency inside the cage. Despite outperforming Steve Cantwell at UFC 136 just last month, the 29-year-old Ring of Combat (ROC) veteran is 3-3 in his UFC career. A win over Palhares, in Brazil no less, will certainly get him noticed. UFC 142 will feature featherweight champion Jose Aldo defending his 145-pound title against undefeated wrestler Chad Mendes. In addition, Vitor Belfort will strap on the gloves to try and ruin Anthony Johnson's debut at middleweight. Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for future updates to this still-developing fight card.

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'Unanimous' is a name for a method of victory that I will never obtain in the cage. Unanimous would be the exact decision for a small group of people if you asked them if they want a handful of Goldfish crackers. The word unanimous is also the name for Whoa! TV's new video, featuring Nate Marquardt which comes out today, 11.11.11. Today resembles is a date that most likely resembles Wolverine's fully extracted adamantium claws. If written in numeric form, today also appears to be a hand with an extra finger. Check out Whoa! TV's 'Unanimous' featuring Nate Marquardt since it's rather extraordinary and because they're a part of the MiddleEasy Network. Check our more of Whoa! TV's videos here.

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In this intimate portait Nate Marquardt shares his key drivers, motivation and ambitions as he debuts at BAMMA 9 against the feared striker Yoshiyuki Yoshida.

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The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts announced Friday that Nate Marquardt will lock horns with Yoshiyuki Yoshida for the promotion's vacant welterweight championship at BAMMA 9 on Feb. 11 at the LG Arena in Birmingham.

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Nate Marquardt will be making his first appearance in BAMMA a little later than expected, but he now has an opponent.

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Paul Daley and Nate Marquardt were expected to headline BAMMA 8 on Dec. 10 in Nottingham, England, but the process of putting the fight together took too long.

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honest question, it may be two totally different offenses but from what I understand they both didnt cycle off their trt...is that right? If it is, why the double standard? submitted by PinkySlayer [link] [3 comments]

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Forget Nate Marquardt or Rick Story; Anthony Johnson believes Charlie Brenneman is a better opponent. Say what? The wrestler with the curl-fro better than two heavy-handed and dynamic veterans sacked by circumstance? "He's the kid that nobody knew about - he's like, an overnight sensation," said Johnson, who meets Brenneman on Saturday's UFC on Versus 6 main card. "He possesses a lot."

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