UFC Live: Marquardt vs. Story Bleacher Report MMA Staff Predictions
The fourth addition of UFC on Versus Live will feature a fantastic main event, as Rick Story looks to stake his claim as a legit contender at 170 pounds as he takes on former top-tier middleweight Nate Marquardt.
Story is fresh off a win over Thiago Alves at UFC 130, and looks to prove it was no fluke by taking a tough test in Marquardt with less than a month of down time.
Marquardt has won two of his last three, and five of his last seven, and will be making his career debut at 170 pounds on UFC Live.
Nate "The Great" claims that he feels stronger, faster and has more stamina as a welterweight, but after losing to top-10 middleweights Yushin Okami and Chael Sonnen, fans have to wonder if Marquardt is just grasping at straws for one last title run before he retires.
Fans also get to enjoy what should be a slugfest between two hard-hitting heavyweights when Cheick Kongo takes on Pat Berry.
Additionally, Matt Brown will square off against John Howard in what is likely to be a "loser leaves town" fight, and Matt Mitrione will battle Christian Morecraft to decide which heavyweight remains relevant in the UFC's 265-pound division.
This time around, the Bleacher Report MMA Staff will be represented by Dana Becker (10 for 15), Jordy McElroy (6 for 10), Dale De Souza (6 for 10), Sean Smith (4 for 5) and me, John Heinis (10 for 15).
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