It’ll be quite the battle on February 6th, 2010 in Las Vegas when Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnen fight in UFC 109. Marquardt is 30 years old, while Sonnen is 32. Both fighters reside from the West, with Marquardt from Lander Wyoming and Sonnen born in West Linn Oregon.

Marquardt is 6′1 and weighs 185lbs. His style is known as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Although he was born in Wyoming, he currently fights out of Denver Colorado. Marquardt is 29-8 overall as a fighter with 7 knockouts and 15 wins by submission. He began his professional fighting career in 1999 winning the Bas Rutten Invitational. Martin first fought in UFC 58 beating Joe Doerksen. His most recent fight was on August 29th, 2009 when he knocked out Demian Maia in Portland Oregon. He has won his last three fights, with his last loss coming on June 7th of 2008 to Thales Leites. Marquardt and his wife, Tessa are expecting their first child together in May of 2010.

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Chael Sonnen comes into the fight winning his last two fights. On June 23rd, 2009 he defeated Dan Miller, and then on October 24th he beat Japanese fighting Yushin Okami in Los Angeles. Overall, Sonnen is 24-10 with 7 knockout wins. Sonnen won his first five professional fights, starting on March 30th, 2002 in Anza California over Jason Miller. That streak ran into 2003, when he was downed by Trevor Prangley in XFA5: Redemption by submission. Sonnen is left-handed, and is a realtor in Oregon, when not fighting.

You will see a huge difference in the opening line for this fight. Marquardt appears to be a huge favourite in this fight, and we can’t see him losing. We expect a first or second round victory by Submission. Make sure you compare your odds, as it appears you can get the underdog Sonnen, for best value at BetUs.com, although I’d be looking for at least +360 before considering punting on him. 

Here are the current Marquardt Vs Sonnen odds for the fight:

Bodog.com Nate Marquardt Vs Chael Sonnen Odds : Marquardt -450, Sonnen +300 Sportsbook.com Marquardt Vs Sonnen Odds : Marquardt – 500, Sonnen + 300
Betus.com Marquardt Vs Sonnen Odds : Marquardt – 350, Sonnen + 250