Former UFC vet Nate ‘The Great’ Marquardt (31-10-2), and the British based BAMMA promotion, have gone their separate ways following the organization rescheduling the date of their next event.
‘The Great’ made a total total of zero appearances in a BAMMA cage since signing last July.
The news was fist reported by MMAFighting.com who confirmed the details with Marquardt’s manager Lex McMahon.
“Nate is disappointed that he has not been able to fight for BAMMA and the UK fans,” McMahon said. “However, given the situation that BAMMA removed him as the headliner from BAMMA 8 and have elected to reschedule BAMMA 9 to March 24, 2012 all parties concerned feel that it is in Nate’s best interest to explore other options at this stage. Nate is one of the best fighters in the world and looks forward to fighting the best competition possible. Both Nate and I wish BAMMA all the best in their future endeavors.”
The delay was the second time BAMMA had postponed Marquardt’s debut, having first scheduled him to appear at BAMMA 8 last year, and then at BAMMA 9, which will take place on March 24th instead of February 11th.
Marquardt is now a free agent and can explore other options such as Bellator, DREAM, or possibly ONE FC.