UFC roundup: Quarry retires, new fights on tap
Posted March 2, 2012 3:46 pm.
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Popular UFC veteran Nate (Rock) Quarry officially announced his retirement from the sport of mixed martial arts.
A veteran of the influential first season of the Ultimate Fighter, Quarry was renowned for his knockout power and fan-friendly style of fighting. He retired with an MMA record of 12-4 (7-3 in the UFC).
His most notable wins were a back-and-forth slugfest with Tim Credeur in 2009 and TKOs of Jason MacDonald, Shonie Carter and Pete Sell.
Quarry challenged Rich Franklin for the UFC middleweight title at UFC 56 in 2006 but was knocked out. Following that fight, he thought his career might be over, but he underwent successful spinal surgery to repair a chronic back problem caused by years of hard training.
The 39-year-old hasn’t fought since a TKO loss to Jorge Rivera — who also recently retired — in March 2010 but has spent much of his time working as an MMA analyst for various media outlets.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 card filling out
Several bouts have been added to UFC on FUEL TV 3, which takes place on May 15 in Fairfax, Va.
Kamal Shalorus takes on Rafael dos Anjos in a lightweight bout, as both men are coming off losses. Shalorus (7-2-2) dropped a decision to Khabib Nurmagomedov in January, while Dos Anjos (15-6) is coming off a split decision loss to Gleison Tibau at UFC 139.
Also added to the card were a pair of bantamweight bouts between Alex Soto and UFC newcomer Azamat Gashimov, plus veteran Jeff Curran taking on Brazilian Johnny Eduardo.
