Nate Marquardt In Talks With Bellator FC

Former UFC #1 middleweight contender Nate Marquardt is in negotiations with Bellator according to a rumor by ESPN. Bellator welterweight champ, Ben Askren has called out Marquardt on Twitter since Marquardt was fired by the UFC for Testosterone Replacement Therapy.

Marquardt In Talks With Bellator

ESPN is hearing from a source inside Bellator, who contends the company actually tendered an offer to Marquardt. In addition, reports indicate Bellator was/is interested in having him compete at middleweight.

Dan Hardy Looks Forward To Marquardt's Future As a 'Chippendale Dancer'

Dan Hardy, a long-term trash talk target of Nate Marquardt, has had his say on the American's testosterone scandal, telling him "it's all about hard work in the gym".

Marquardt Had Testoerone Issues

On Saturday the MMA world heard the news that Nate Marquardt has been cut from the fight card for UFC on Versus 4 as well as the UFC organization. Rumors swirled and speculation rose as he remained quiet along with the state athletic commission for legal purposes. Now, Tuesday has arrived and Nate finally will give the fans an explanation of what really happened this past weekend in Pennsylvania.

From the Mouth of Dana: Nate Is Out

Nate Marquardt has been cut by the UFC

Nate Talks Gameplan

Nate Marquardt gets ready for his upcoming bout with Rick Story June 26th in the next UFC Live card.

Rick Story In For Anthony Johnson At Versus 5

Anthony Johnson now injured and withdrawn from the UFC on Versus 5 event has lead to an opening for the welterweight new comer and middleweight veteran Nate Marquardt.

Marquardt Wanted It, He Got It

Nate Marquardt in a recent interview with Ariel Helwani stated that he wished to move down to 170 pounds and drop out of the title contention he is close to achieving in the middle weight division. He expressed his wish to go ahead and go down because he felt his superior game would be too much to handle for many of the welterweights. Marquardt also believed that because of his natural weight he would have a slight size advantage over whoever is opposite side of the octagon before the bell rings.

Nate is set to face Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson in the upcoming fight, UFC Versus 4. Both powerful strikers with solid wrestling backgrounds, this prove to be a very interesting match-up for both men. If Marquardt wins this match, theoretically, he would be in the welterweight mix for title contention. Current champ Georges St. Pierre has plowed through every man in the welterweight division except current contender Jake Shields. And if GSP gets through the Bay Area native, the two may be set for a match.

This raises a couple of questions due to the recent unwillingness to fight teammates in the future for Nate. He shares a camp with the current champ, Georges St. Pierre. Marquardt stated in the Helwani interview that Georges and himself talked about this decision and that if they met it would be okay with one another. They are such good friends that their belief is when the time comes they will be able have respect for one another but also realize that it is their job. We will wee what happens, but that is still a long ways away.