Nate Marquardt says if i get back into the ufc i'll fight Gsp

 

 

 

 

 

Marquardt on St. Pierre Fight: "Of Course"

It looks like Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez is going to get an immediate title shot upon entering the UFC, so why shouldn't the promotion's welterweight champion receive one as well?
In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Nate Marquardt expressed great interest in fighting the winner of UFC 158's main event between welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and top contender Nick Diaz, even though it is common knowledge that St. Pierre and Marquardt have trained together for some time now.
And if the UFC says no?
That's just fine for the humble, soft-spoken Marquardt. He went on to say that he would be perfectly satisfied if his first opponent in the UFC was any one of the winners of the three welterweight showdowns at the event in Montreal this March. After first being asked about facing whoever emerges with the belt at UFC 158, Nate "The Great" had this to say:

"Of course, yeah (laughs). Honestly man, anyone of those welterweights on that card, that card is stacked and any one of the three that win, that's who I want to fight. Obviously, I'd rather not fight Georges. He's my friend and training partner for a long time now. But, like I said before, I'm not in the position to be turning down fights, so. I'd rather not fight him, but, I'm not going to turn down any fights." 

It would appear that the only man standing in the way of Marquardt's title shot is Johny Hendricks, who many believe is the true number one contender, having beaten three top-tier welterweights in a row. If Hendricks fails to get through Jake Ellenberger, however, Nate's request may be granted sooner than imagined.
Regardless of what is on the line, it's safe to say that just about every welterweight competing at UFC 158 would be a valid test for Marquardt's return to the UFC. Most would agree that a definitive victory over any of these fighters would earn him a spot among the best in the world at 170 lbs, where a meeting with good friend Georges St. Pierre may very well be inevitable

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Mcdonald see's holes in Baro's game.

UFC: Wembley title challenger Michael McDonald espouses no-style theory and sees ‘holes’ in Renan Barao

Michael McDonald has never left the United States in his life, but comes to Wembley on February 16 next year to challenge Brazilian Renan Barao for the UFC bantamweight crown. He told Telegraph Sport that he “sees holes” in the Brazilian’s game.

Randy Couture's Comments on Sonnen-Henderson Demonstrate Why Wrestling Rules MMA

During my sophomore and junior years of high school I beat the crap out of one of my best buddies twice a week, regular as clockwork.
He was a great guy. If I felt like drinking beer during the offseason, he was one of the first dudes I called. Girls liked him better than me, so he was worth hanging out with just for that reason alone.
But he wanted my spot on the varsity wrestling lineup. So, when it came down to it, I was perfectly happy to grind him into the mat. He didn't take it personally.
Now, I'm talking about a level of competition that was light years below what happens during the Olympic trials. We were a small school in a small state.
But it's the exact same attitude MMA legend Randy Couture was referring to when he spoke about the possibility of a Chael Sonnen-Dan Henderson fight during a recent Cage Junkies interview. Addressing the possibility of a potential fight between Henderson and Sonnen, Couture said:

 "Yeah I think they'd fight. They've wrestled each other for a spot on the Olympic team, they're wrestlers at the end of the day and now they're fighters, they're professionals, this is what we do."

Matt Riddle vs Che Mills Targeted for UFC on Fuel 7 in London

Matt Riddle vs Che Mills Targeted for UFC on Fuel 7 in London

With the UFC heading back to London, England in February for their seventh Fuel TV offering, the promotion looks to add countryman Che Mills to the bill, pairing him with Matt Riddle.
Riddle (7-3), has been quite outspoken about his disdain for fighting overseas, citing jet lag and an overtly hostile crowd as reasons for a poor showing against Nick Osipczak in his last visit across the pond in 2009. “Deep Waters” is undefeated in his last three fights, taking victories over Henry Martinez and John Maguire, with a win over Chris Clements being overturned behind testing positive for marijuana in July.
Mills (15-5) is 2-1 inside the UFC. The “Solid Killer” most recently rebounded from a loss to the surging Rory MacDonald, by taking a TKO stoppage due to injury over Duane Ludwig at UFC: Nottingham.
UFC on Fuel TV 7 is slated to take place at Wembley Arena in London in February, with more bouts expected to be announced soon.

John Hathaway wants winner of Brown vs Swick.

John Hathaway has told ESPN that the winner of Matt Brown v Mike Swick might prove a more interesting fight for him than Matt Riddle, and he would be happy to go abroad to get the match-up.
On the day of the UFC's announcement that the promotion will host an event at Wembley Arena on February 16, speculation has already exploded over which British fighters will appear on the UK card.
Hathaway recently sent a direct tweet to UFC president Dana White asking for Riddle, after his fans voted the American as the No. 1 opponent they want him to face. However, the Hitman is looking up the welterweight ladder.
"Riddle's not the only opponent. I'll be looking closely at Mike Swick v Matt Brown coming up [at UFC on Fox 5," Hathaway told the ESPN UFC Podcast. "I was supposed to fight Matt Brown at one point, they're both experienced fighters and if I can grab the winner of that, it'd be a great fight.
"We'd be able to make it a great fight, whether it be Mr Brown or Mike Swick. We'd be able to make it a real fight for the fans."

Changing weight class is becoming a common trend

 Now that Frankie Edgar has finally been persuaded to fight in the UFC’s featherweight division, we can get on with other fresher transplantations.

Next up: Jose Aldo, to lightweight.

Go figure. Edgar goes down to fight for Aldo’s belt; Aldo goes up, so long as he defends that belt in a satisfactory manner against Edgar on Feb. 2. They’re gauging things whichever way you look at it -- just two ships passing in the night.

 And if Aldo defends that belt, expect Edgar to return to 155 pounds, too. He’s really just dipping his toe in the water. And if Aldo loses at lightweight, he’ll whittle his form back down to 145 pounds. And even if he wins at lightweight, he may get greedy and become an exotic collector of belts.