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killerofchicken
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| | Subject: Nate Marquardt vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama Set for UFC 128 in New Jersey Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:53 pm | |
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- With Chael Sonnen out of the picture for the time being, Yoshihiro Akiyama will remain on the UFC 128 card and will now face Nate Marquardt in a middleweight match-up on the New Jersey show set for March 19.
The fight was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by sources close to the negotiations on Thursday, with bout agreements issued for the March contest. ESPN.com first reported the match-up.
Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-3) was already slated for the UFC 128 card, but when Chael Sonnen was suspended by the promotion he was left without an opponent. Now with a new foe in place, Akiyama still faces the same dire consequences of the fight.
The former K-1 fighter is 1-2 with the UFC, and has not looked like the top ten competitor he was when he was signed by the promotion in 2009. Akiyama may be in a must-win situation as he faces Marquardt in March.
As for perennial middleweight contender Nate Marquardt (30-10-2) he enters the card at UFC 128 off a loss to Yushin Okami in November 2010.
The Colorado fighter has been razor close several times to getting back into the middleweight title picture, but has slipped up on a couple of occasions. He will look to move closer to the top of the division once again when he faces Akiyama in March. http://mmaweekly.com/nate-marquardt-vs-yoshihiro-akiyama-set-for-ufc-128-in-new-jersey | |
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killerofchicken
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| | Subject: Re: Nate Marquardt vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama Set for UFC 128 in New Jersey Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:53 pm | |
| sweet! i love this fight, i think Nates going to sleep! | |
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| | Subject: Re: Nate Marquardt vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama Set for UFC 128 in New Jersey Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:56 pm | |
| Sexy is headed for 3 straight losses. He's still been raking in that bonus cash though | |
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OU
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| | Subject: Re: Nate Marquardt vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama Set for UFC 128 in New Jersey Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:58 pm | |
| - killerofchicken wrote:
- sweet! i love this fight, i think Nates going to sleep!
You think wrong. | |
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killerofchicken
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| | Subject: Re: Nate Marquardt vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama Set for UFC 128 in New Jersey Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:59 pm | |
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- killerofchicken wrote:
- sweet! i love this fight, i think Nates going to sleep!
You think wrong. an early sign bet? | |
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OU
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| | Subject: Re: Nate Marquardt vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama Set for UFC 128 in New Jersey Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:07 pm | |
| - killerofchicken wrote:
- OU wrote:
- killerofchicken wrote:
- sweet! i love this fight, i think Nates going to sleep!
You think wrong. an early sign bet? Sure, I'll take that. | |
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captain organic
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| | Subject: Re: Nate Marquardt vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama Set for UFC 128 in New Jersey Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:06 pm | |
| Should be a good action fight. Both guys need wins. I'd be surprised if nate does not pull this off.
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GDPofDRC
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| | Subject: Re: Nate Marquardt vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama Set for UFC 128 in New Jersey Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:15 pm | |
| - captain organic wrote:
- Should be a good action fight. Both guys need wins. I'd be surprised if nate does not pull this off.
I'll pick Nate, but I won't be surprised if he loses my self. | |
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| | Subject: Re: Nate Marquardt vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama Set for UFC 128 in New Jersey Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:17 pm | |
| Great fight, think Nate's hand speed will be too quick for Akiyama, and he won't be able to hold Nate down like Okami did. | |
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