UFC on Versus 4: Marquardt vs. Story

[Sam]

MAIN CARD (Versus)
Nate Marquardt vs. Rick Story
Pat Barry vs. Cheick Kongo
Matt Brown vs. John Howard
Matt Mitrione vs. Christian MorecraftPRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
Manny Gamburyan vs. Tyson Griffin
Joe Stevenson vs. Javier Vazquez
Joe Lauzon vs. Curt Warburton
Rich Attonito vs. Daniel Roberts
Nik Lentz vs. Charles Oliveira
Matt Grice vs. Ricardo Lamas
Edward Faaloloto vs. Michael Johnson
Not huge names, but there should be some decent fights. I'm kinda bummed 'cause I was thinking this was on tonight. But it's actually tomorrow.

After seeing Story vs Alves, I think Story's gonna take this. Especially since Marquardt is cutting so much weight. Not sure if he's done 170 before.. Barry/Kongo should be interesting, but I have a feeling Kongo is gonna try to take him down. Kongo's wrestling sucks, but Barry got taken down and submitted by crocop! Excited to see Griffin at 145.. I think Joe Stevenson will be out of the UFC next week.

[Sam]

Hmm Marquardt didn't even pass the medical screening and apparently has been dropped from the UFC..

[NocturnalRob]

Hmm Marquardt didn't even pass the medical screening and apparently has been dropped from the UFC..
Hep C?

[Parkbandit]

Hmm Marquardt didn't even pass the medical screening and apparently has been dropped from the UFC..

So no main event? That's pretty sad.

[Parkbandit]

Sheesh.. I just looked it up.. now Story is fighting Charlie Brenneman?

Poor Charlie.

[Sam]

My guess is he got busted for taking a diuretic... Whatever the reason, I'm sure Dana is pissed, especially since they're running a 10 hour Nate Marquardt marathon on Spike tomorrow.

[Parkbandit]

My guess is he got busted for taking a diuretic... Whatever the reason, I'm sure Dana is pissed, especially since they're running a 10 hour Nate Marquardt marathon on Spike tomorrow.

I don't blame Dana for being pissed.. it was a stupid move that jeopardized the company's reputation.

[Sam]

Prelims are on facebook right now. Awesome first round between Lentz and Oliveira

[Sam]

And an awesome illegal knee that the ref didn't call in the second round!

[Sam]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo191/djzarbon/ac_griffin.jpg

[Parkbandit]

Damn... Dana is STILL pissed. Wonder what Nate did/didn't do.

[Parkbandit]

I want to see Mitrione beat the fucking shit out of Morecraft. Morecraft comes across as such a little bitch.

[Parkbandit]

Mitrione doesn't seem to have the killer instinct necessary to get very far in the UFC. I thought he could have ended the first round when Morecraft was on the ground dazed.

[Khastle]

He had a chance to finish Morecraft a couple times, I think he wanted to hurt him.

[Sam]

"The thing that's going on with Nate Marquardt, Pennsylvania laws are unfortunate in that the commission can't come out and announce medical records or medical situations with fighters," White said. "But I think it's pretty clear to the fans and everybody else that I'm pretty disgusted with Nate Marqaurdt. He's been cut from the UFC. He won't fight in the UFC ever again.

Marquardt's gonna have to make a statement eventually..

I want to try and call it, but I don't even have a good guess...

[Parkbandit]

He had a chance to finish Morecraft a couple times, I think he wanted to hurt him.

If he wanted to hurt him.. he would have laid into him at the end of the fight.

[NocturnalRob]

Rick Story looked like poo.

[Sam]

holy shit

[Parkbandit]

Holy shit, that was a great finish.

[Parkbandit]

Rick Story looked like poo.

Yea.. it surprised me he looked so bad. Not sure taking a new opponent on 1 days notice is such a good idea.

[Sam]

From Twitter:

Nate Marquardt



I will personally be addressing all issues regarding my medicals, etc this Tuesday #fb (http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23fb)

2 hours ago (http://twitter.com/#%21/NathanMarquardt/status/85143313828679680)

[AnticorRifling]

Can you copy the text when he addresses them? Won't be able to see twitter stuff from work.

[NocturnalRob]

http://www.cagepotato.com/ufc-live-video-cheick-kongo-vs-pat-barry-fight-highlights/

[Sam]

In case you somehow do have access Rob, http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/06/28/the-mma-hour-with-nate-marquardt-in-studio/

Hopefully I'll remember to tune in and recap what he says..

[Buckwheet]

According to the commission's website, while in the course of applying for a license, a professional fighter must provide a negative HIV, Hepatits C and Hepatitis B surface antigen exam. They must also provide the results of an annual medical exam. That exam is wide-ranging and covers potential issues related to vision, lungs, heart rate, the nervous system, coordination and more that could disqualify a fighter from competition. In addition, there is language in the regulations that offers the commission the latitude to request other exams. The stated medical requirements are similar to those of other states, including fight hubs Nevada and New Jersey.

All of the aforementioned test results are considered the fighter's private medical information and kept confidential under federal HIPAA laws. Federal or Pennsylvania state law does not, however, prohibit disclosure of a positive drug test result, nor the type of drug which led to a confirmed positive test.

Sirb confirmed that if Marquardt had failed a drug test, the commission would have released those findings.

"I've been here 22 years and we do not embarrass anybody," he said. "But we would have said, 'drug test.'"


So doesn't sound like drugs or a diuretic.

[AnticorRifling]

So he's got the aids?!

[Latrinsorm]

It would explain why Dana was so angry, that's not a cool thing to do to your opponent in a blood sport.

[NocturnalRob]

Marquardt said he failed his medicals because of elevated testosterone levels that were the result of hormone replacement therapy. Marquardt says he underwent testing last August after feeling sluggish during training and that tests came back saying he had low testosterone. His doctor recommended he go on hormone replacement therapy to correct the issue.
So...Chael Sonnen Part II?