Marquardt earns awesome first round armbar finish of Te Huna
The main event of UFC Fight Night 43: Auckland featured an intriguing middleweight matchup between Nate Marquardt and James Te Huna.
The main event of UFC Fight Night 43: Auckland featured an intriguing middleweight matchup between Nate Marquardt and James Te Huna.
Nate Marquardt put the pressure on James Te Huna right away, and he never let up on his way to a main-event upset.
In his return to the middleweight division, Marquardt (33-13-2 MMA, 11-6 UFC) submitted home New Zealand favorite James Te Huna (16-8 MMA, 5-4 UFC), who was making his debut in the weight class, with a first-round armbar.
Nate “The Great” Marquardt Vs. James Tehuna
Fight was scheduled for 5 rounds (5x5x5x5x5)
-Nate Marquardt defeated James Te Huna by Submission (Armbar, Round 1, 4:34)
