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Former Foe Jorge Rivera Sympathetic to Nate Quarry’s Career Uncertainty

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse ExclusiveWhile some MMA fans may have been surprised and dismayed to hear that UFC veteran Nate Quarry is considering retirement, one man who isn’t so shocked is Jorge Rivera, who handed Quarry his most recent loss at a UFC F…

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While some MMA fans may have been surprised and dismayed to hear that UFC veteran Nate Quarry is considering retirement, one man who isn’t so shocked is Jorge Rivera, who handed Quarry his most recent loss at a UFC Fight Night event back in March.

“I understand. I get it,” Rivera told MMA Fighting on Tuesday. “You know, you can only go so long. I’m sure he has plans with his life, and you only want to take so many beatings. You only want to suffer so much, because there’s life after fighting, man. Hopefully there’s a good, long life after fighting.”

Quarry, who required facial reconstructive surgery to put thirteen screws and a titanium mesh in his cheek after a particularly brutal TKO loss to Rivera, told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that he wasn’t completely certain he’d ever fight again.

Nate Quarry Contemplating Retirement

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, News, VideosNate Quarry was finally cleared to train again six months after undergoing major facial reconstruction surgery following his loss to Jorge Rivera in March. However, that doesn’t necessarily …

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Nate Quarry was finally cleared to train again six months after undergoing major facial reconstruction surgery following his loss to Jorge Rivera in March. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean “Rock” is looking to fight again in the UFC.

The veteran admitted on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour that he is actually contemplating retiring from MMA competition.

“We’ll see,” Quarry responded when asked if he will ever fight again. “It’s kind of nice, actually, taking this time off, waking up in the morning knowing that I don’t necessarily have to get punched today and I’ve got so many other incredible opportunities going on, so we’ll see where my career takes me. I’ve been fighting for 12 years, training for 14. So 12 years, that’s a lot. I started with absolutely nothing, literally living the American Dream. I saw the UFC on TV when I was 24, opened up the phone book, found a gym and started training. I didn’t have any wrestling experience … I was the guy sitting on the couch watching the fights, got up, went out, joined a gym. If I can do it, anybody can because I had no athletic ability from day one. Just willing to take my beating and move forward.”

One of the big projects Quarry is working on his new Zombie Cage Fighter line, which he hopes will become a TV series, comic book, movie and clothing line. Watch his appearance on The MMA Hour below. Watch the entire show here.

The MMA Hour With Mike Brown, Anthony Pettis, Nate Quarry, Reed Harris

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, WEC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosThe MMA Hour returns on Monday with another live two-hour episode. We’ll be joined once again by a great lineup of guests from around the MMA world.

* Former WEC featherweight champion Mike …

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The MMA Hour returns on Monday with another live two-hour episode. We’ll be joined once again by a great lineup of guests from around the MMA world.

* Former WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown will share his thoughts on the WEC-UFC merger and when he expects to fight again.

* Anthony Pettis will weigh-in on the fact that his WEC lightweight title fight is now also a No. 1 contender fight for the UFC 155-pound belt.

* WEC GM and original co-owner Reed Harris will discuss what this move means for him.

* UFC middleweight Nate Quarry will also stop by to discuss his fighting future and some of his projects outside of the cage.

* And Mike Ben-Avi, director of marketing for the Israel Fighting Championship, will preview the organization’s first event on Nov. 9.

And of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193 or 212-254-0237.

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