Say it ain’t so, Nate Marquardt.
MMAJunkie’s John Morgan tweeted earlier today that in an unfortunate and now confirmed turn of events, Marquardt has been deemed a “late scratch” from the card.
In other words, as MMA Junkie has verified, Marquardt will not be facing Rick Story tomorrow at UFC on Versus 4 in Pittsburgh.
Stepping in for Marquardt to face Story will Charlie Brenneman, who has not been in action since a January win over Amilcar Alves.
Original foes Matt Riddle and T.J. Grant both succumbed to injury, but Brenneman has not, although he will have the task of spending the next 24 hours decoding the game plan of the up-and-comer from the Brave Legion camp.
Stepping in as the UFC on Versus 4 headliner will be the original co-main event of Patrick “HD” Barry vs. Cheick Kongo.
The original co-main now has a lot more riding on it since it now contains the full brunt of the event’s hype. Both men will have to deliver or risk causing the event to be subjected to much criticism and panning from the MMA community.
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