Nate Marquardt, the former UFC middleweight contender was set to make his welterweight debut on Sunday, June 26 against the up and coming Rick Story.
Hours prior to the weigh-in, news broke that the former middleweight title contender had been scratched from the card.
That news was quickly followed by a Twitter video post from UFC president Dana White. White said that not only had Marquardt been scratched from the card, but he had been released by the UFC.
Marquardt had been silent on the subject of why he was released from the UFC and what his plans are for the future.
That changed on Tuesday, June 28 when Marquardt spoke to Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour along with his manager Lex McMahon.
In an hour long interview Marquardt bared his soul to Helwani and came clean on the subject of his release from the UFC.
Prior to today, UFC president Dana White called for Marquardt to “man up” on the subject. Marquardt did just what was asked of him in taking responsibility for his actions.
The next question is, will White welcome him back to the UFC any time soon?