Dana White: “Nate Marquardt Has to Man Up
Bleacher Report’s Jordy McElroy:
The reasoning behind Nate Marquardt’s failure to pass his required medical examinations is shrouded with more mystery than a Sherlock Holmes novel.
A day after firing the former middleweight contender, UFC President Dana White sounded off on the UFC on Versus 4 pre-fight show.
He stated that he was upset with Marquardt for not addressing the issues handed down to him by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission (PSAC).
According to White and the PSAC, they are legally bound from releasing details on the situation, and it’s completely up to Marquardt whether or not he wants to explain the situation to the fans.
“Pennsylvania laws are unfortunate that the commission can’t come out and announce medical records or medical situations with fighters, but I think it’s pretty clear to the fans and everybody else that I’m pretty disgusted with Nate Marquardt. He’s been cut from the UFC. He won’t fight in the UFC ever again,” White told Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com.
“Bottom line is, what Nate Marquardt’s thing is, it’s bad enough to be cut from the UFC.”