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Nate Marquardt Going for KO Against Thales

632 views 11 replies 10 participants last post by  Suvaco 
#1 ·
Hello UFC fight fans! Well, I just finished up training in the fifth week out from the fight with Thales Leites.



In case you don't know the history, I was scheduled to fight Thales two times before. The first time, he couldn't make it into the U.S. due to visa trouble. The second time, he broke his hand (I fought Jeremy Horn instead). Now, we are scheduled to fight in London, England on June 7.



I started my training this time about three months out from the fight. We reviewed the tapes and worked on specific strategies to beat Thales. Now I am in the thick of the training. I am in Albuquerque for about two weeks then I will go back to my hometown, Denver, to finish out my training.



It's great when everybody has fights around the same time. First Keith Jardine will fight Wanderlei Silva on May 24 and my buddy from Denver, Shane Carwin, will fight in a heavyweight under card matchup on that same show. Then Joey Villasenor fights Phil Baroni on May 31 on CBS and on June 1 Donald Cerrone will fight on WEC against Richard Crunkilton. Lastly, Rashad and I will fight on the June 7 card.



This makes it easy since everyone is training hard now and everyone is starting to peak. Sparring has been intense and I’ve had to pull back a little, as to not over train and to let a few minor injuries heal up.



I can't wait for this next fight! The UFC fans just got a glimpse of the real Nate Marquardt when I fought Horn. I really feel I am back to my old self, like when I used to fight in Pancrase (except twice as good, strong, and fast). Thales is a great fighter with a world-class ground game and I will definitely be going for the KO.
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6255&zoneid=3

I think nate can do it, Thales didn't look good in his last fight. I think his chances increase as the fight goes on.
 
#7 ·
Nice to see Marquardt trying to mix things up. He has very solid submissions but so does Thales so keeping it standing may yield better results.

Marquardt by TKO!
 
#10 ·
I like watching Nate fight and see his improvement so this fight will be a good test for him. I do see him winning this but I'm not sure what his best way to win is yet. Either way it will be good to see him in a fight where his opponent actually fights back.
 
#11 ·
I don't see him subbing Leites.

I like both men a lot, and this will show me where Thales is at right now. If he beats Nate, then I think he's ready to take that next step. If he loses, then he just isn't ready yet. I think that this is pretty evenly matched up, as both guys can win.

I think Marquardt will take this by a close decision, since I think he has more tools at this moment. Leites, however, gets better every time I see him. You never know.
 
#12 ·
This fight is so hard for me to choose, as I love watching both fighters very, very much. I don't want either of them to lose, but one of them has to, and my money is on Leites (to lose, that is). Right now I just believe Marquardt is more well rounded and will use that to his advantage. But he should be careful and not let this go to the ground, since Leites has the BJJ skills.
 
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