“The swelling went down last night, believe it or not,” Nate wrote on the microblog. “I want to thank my sponsors, my team and everyone who supported me. It wasn't my night, but I'll come back even stronger”, added the American.
Marquardt has an MMA record of 32 wins, 11 losses and two draws. Before becoming champion of the Strikeforce welterweight category (up to 77 kg.), he played in the UFC between 2005 and 2011, where he came to challenge the Brazilian Anderson Silva for the middleweight belt (up to 84 kg.) at UFC 73, in 2007