UFC Quick Quote: Nate Marquardt welcomes a 'Great' match-up with Vitor Belfort or Wanderlei Silva

by Ponch-Hoe on Sep 16, 2010 9:10 PM EDT

And tells Fighters Only he wouldn't mind throwing hands with Michael Bisping or Yushin Okami either...

"A guy like Vitor or Wanderlei or anyone else at the top would be a great match-up. A guy like Bisping or Okami too. I want the title I want the belt. I fell like I am still at the top of the division. I believe one fight with a top contender and I should be there."

Sounds like Nate Marquardt is ready for another shot at the title after disposing of stocky submission specialist Rousimar Palhares at Wednesday's UFC Fight Night 22 event in Texas. Of all the names he's mentioned, which one do you think would be a "Great" match-up? And will the results be any different if he gets a second go-round with Chael Sonnen or Anderson Silva?

Poll

Who would you prefer to see step in the octagon with Nate?

Vitor Belfort

608 votes

Wanderlei Silva

576 votes

Michael Bisping

638 votes

Yushin Okami

149 votes

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Comments

i voted bisPING to see an ass whoopin.

Belfort would be the best match tho.

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by *Californication* on Sep 16, 2010 9:23 PM EDT reply actions

he'll get belfort after the okami loss. and it will be sweet.

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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 16, 2010 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions

okami loss?

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by *Californication* on Sep 16, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions

belfort fighting okami next

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by freenow82 on Sep 16, 2010 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions

okami beats belfort and then marquardt will get belfort.

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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 16, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

i know

but i was surprised at the Okami pick

Thunder is tough guuy who has been overlooked more times then should be acceptable but i see a decision loss from bing outpointed

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by *Californication* on Sep 16, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Vitor just can't handle grinding wrestlers with good clinch games

See: Couture, Randy and Henderson, Dan.

Okami’s got the striking defense to survive on his feet long enough to wrap Vitor up for a lopsided UD.

Anderson Silva will fall via brutal Republican dry-humping.

by Johnny WF on Sep 16, 2010 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions

okami is just a bad match up for him. coming off a layoff and cutting more. okami decision.

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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 17, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Also look at Megareem, Alistair and Ortiz, Tito

I also want to say – Sakuraba but i don’t remember that fight too well. Nearly all his losses can be attributed to being taken down and having his dynamic offensive skills shut down.

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by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Sep 17, 2010 10:28 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Sakuraba frustrated Vitor for the entire fight.

It also didn’t help that Vitor broke his hand on the top of Saku’s head.

I have always love Belfort, but the guy doesn’t deal with adversity that well. When the going gets rough, Vitor checks out.

by frizzkills on Sep 18, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Thats exactly what I was thinking!

I’d love to see bisping get knocked the fuck out in Hendo esq style

Fuck you! I'm an ANTEATER!

by whynot6891 on Sep 17, 2010 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions

Cali, I did the same thing for the same reason!

Anderson Silva is by far the number one P4P king!!! Even when he is losing a fight he still comes back and finishes for the win! GSP dominates the whole fight and still can't finish! LOL

by MBOW on Sep 17, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions

count me in

as another voter pulling for a Bisping fight so we get to see Bisping fall to yet another top-tier guy and reconfirm he can’t hang with the top fighters. Of course he’d have to get through Akiyama first which is a stretch in my opinion. Which leads to why not the winner of Akiyama/Bisping? Either way it builds another contender regardless of the Marquardt/(winner) bout outcome.

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by theTRON on Sep 17, 2010 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

I wanna see bisping get jacked up..

Now if ya heart was as big as ya mouth you'd be real, but its not so I know if you get knocked you'll squeal.

by kneegrowdamnus@gmail.com on Sep 17, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions

My headline sounds like he wants to have a royal rumble with all of them at same time

by Ponch-Hoe on Sep 16, 2010 9:40 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Okami and Belfort are fighting for #1 contender

Give him the winner of Bisping/Akiyama or Chris Leben.

Anderson Silva will fall via brutal Republican dry-humping.

by Johnny WF on Sep 16, 2010 10:39 PM EDT reply actions

leben is gonna be with wand

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by *Californication* on Sep 16, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I would love to see that fight

by Ponch-Hoe on Sep 16, 2010 10:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

That's assuming Dana doesn't want him in action sooner.

Anderson Silva will fall via brutal Republican dry-humping.

by Johnny WF on Sep 16, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Yup, gotta be the winner of Bisping/Sexi.

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by BNF on Sep 16, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions

i want to make sure im not alone here and its just that BE is full of mongoloids and simpletons

per a discussion on BE, what do you guys think is more dangerous, a fighter coming in overweight or the Daley sucker punch?

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by *Californication* on Sep 16, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Daley sucker punch

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by MM_Eh on Sep 16, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions

thank you lol

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by *Californication* on Sep 16, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t know how anyone can be serious if they say it’s missing weight. A couple extra pounds doesn’t matter fight night because they all weigh closer to their natural weight anyways. A sucker punch could end a fool. You don’t see a strike coming from a world class striker and you could be eating liquids and having somone change your diaper for the rest of your life. It’s not even close.

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by MM_Eh on Sep 17, 2010 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions

i know noone likes hearing about BE bullshit

but i have so much fun trolling over there. this is just now, after a night of trash talking members, degrading the site in general and bashing snowden repeatedly.

Hughes was put in more danger in that fight than Daley did to Koscheck.
Not in my opinion.

he was beyond drained, he couldnt make that extra weight. a sucker punch is by far more dangerous.

so what is it? Simpleton? or Snowden?

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by Californication on Sep 16, 2010 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions

You’re on thin ice…

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by JonathanSnowden on Sep 16, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions

im contemplating replying “i can skate with the best of them” but that maybe the final nail after months of deleted posts and warnings.

fuck it, ill add a happy face thats a cure all.

-It's Better To Be Judged By Twelve Than Carried By Six-
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by *Californication* on Sep 16, 2010 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions

lmao!

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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 17, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions

check out the chael story on wkr.

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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 17, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions

WKR????

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by *Californication* on Sep 17, 2010 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions

check in my blogs on my profile, trust me.

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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 17, 2010 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions

ive been up early and its been such a long day

so i bame that on being lost here lol.

on your blogs is only the Leftwich MCL tear story, where is the Sonnen thing???

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by *Californication* on Sep 17, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions

watch kalib run, the chael story lol check the comments

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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 17, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions

ah thats what WKR is

gotchya lol on it

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by *Californication* on Sep 17, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions

and not the marquardt story lol

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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 17, 2010 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by *Californication* on Sep 17, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions

great minds think alike.

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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 17, 2010 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions

I saw he grammar nazi'ed you

so i did the play on about the fact their writers and asked if it was “love at first site”
should get a good response. we have ourselves a good ol mexican standoff

-It's Better To Be Judged By Twelve Than Carried By Six-
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by *Californication* on Sep 17, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions

then and than will be the death of me!

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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 17, 2010 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions

effect/affect can get me sometimes

alright buddy im out, gotta be up at 6, Have a good one!!!!

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by *Californication* on Sep 17, 2010 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions

proud member of the BE banned club.

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by wolfmanshowlforever on Sep 17, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions

lol the rebellion grows daily.

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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 17, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions

lol

nice, be ppl are tightasses get banned for stupid shit

by four20 on Sep 17, 2010 5:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Its time for Nate to wait the best name to give him the title show again. Many fights ahead of his next in my opinion.

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by Eduardo Cruz on Sep 16, 2010 11:04 PM EDT reply actions

I hate to say it but i think okami beats my boy vitor…as far as nate goes he should get winner of bisping/sexyama OR however u spell it,nate beats either one

by phatmacjuggalo10 on Sep 17, 2010 3:54 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Ohh how I would love to see him hand Bizzzping his arse!

He could put him out like Hendo did! That pitter patter and run style won’t work when the fighter is just as quick as you and hits much harder….

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by Da Monkey on Sep 17, 2010 10:04 AM EDT reply actions

lol....NOT BISPING

I wanna see a good fight. Not Nate steam rolling a wanker

by texen_1 on Sep 17, 2010 10:52 AM EDT reply actions

Hmm

I think he either gets Belfort after Okami upsets, or Bisping with an Akiyama defeat

by theworldismine on Sep 17, 2010 11:09 AM EDT reply actions

Buncha nate fans

don’t want him to lose to okami

by Kanadian on Sep 17, 2010 12:01 PM EDT reply actions

Nate needs top notch competition.

If I were him I would pissed off at either of these two. Wand wont contend for the belt again he is more or less just here to sell tix and entertain us with his brawling style. Vitor hasnt been a factor for so long that I still dont get why he is even in the conversation, at least Wand shows up a fights now and again. Nates next fight should be a title shot, he doesnt have to prove anything shit Chael did the same thing to AS as he did Nate so I dont think Nate should lose any ground in the title race.

by HEELHOOK on Sep 17, 2010 12:51 PM EDT reply actions