During UFC Fight Night 22, Nate Marquardt will take on Rousimar Palhares in the middleweight bout. This fight, along with several others, will take place at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin Texas; home of the Texas Longhorns. This event will take place on Wednesday September 15th, with the weigh-ins coming the day before; September 14th. Also during the event, middleweight contender Chael Sonnen will host a special question and answer session.
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Nate Marquardt is a 31-year-old mixed martial arts fighter from Lander, Wyoming. Standing at 6’1, and weighing 183lbs. Marquardt uses Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing and kickboxing styles to mingle with the other fighters. Marquardt began his training as a teenager, and since that point was a wrestler, until converting to the UFC world in 2005. Overall, as a mixed martial arts fighter, Marquardt is 30-8, with a most recent loss to Chael Sonnen as part of UFC 109 in February. Marquardt won his first six professional fights, with his first coming over Mike Lee via submission back in 1999. His first professional loss came in December of 1999 when Genki Sudo beat him via arm bar submission.
Rousimar Palhares is from Dores de Indaia, Brazil. Nicknamed Toquinho or “Tree Stump”, Palhares is 11-2 as a mixed martial arts fighter. Palhares stands 5’8 and weighs 185lbs. He currently trains with the Brazilian Top Team. His first fight in the United States came in the United States, as part of UFC 84. In that bout, he defeated Canadian Ivan Salaverry via arm bar submission. His next time out, Palhares lost to American Dan Henderson, only to win his next three; including his most recent over Tomasz Drwal at UFC 111 in Newark. In his eight fights in his home country of Brazil, the only time he lost was to Arthur Cesar in June of 2006.
This appears to be a very solid fight featuring two very good mixed martial arts fighters. UFC Fight Night 22 will feature many great fights, but this one between Nate Marquardt and Rousimar Palhares may be one of the best. The current Nate Marquardt Vs Rousimar Palhares odds see Marquardt as the favorite. According to Sportsbook.com, Nate Marquardt holds odds of -200, while the underdog Palhares comes in at +160. For a full list of the latest Nate Marquardt Vs Rousimar Palhares Odds look below where we list the odds from two of our safest, most reputable ufc betting sites.
Bodog.Com
Marquardt – (-210)
Palhares – (+170)
SportsBook.Com
Marquardt – (-200)
Palhares – (+160)
