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| Nate Marquardt will make his welterweight debut |
The UFC has finalized its four-fight main card for UFC Live 4 - Marquardt vs. Johnson on Versus. The event is scheduled to take place June 26, 2011, at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The main event will be headlined by Nate Marquardt (31-10-2) who will be making his welterweight debut when he takes on the mammoth that is Anthony Johnson (9-3-0) at 170lbs. A 12-year veteran of the sport and one-time 185lbs title challenger, Marquardt last appeared at UFC 128, besting Dan Miller by unanimous decision before confirming his drop to 170lbs. "Rumble", after lying dormant due to injury woes in 2010, successfully marked his return to the division in March at UFC - Fight Night 24 when he defeated England's Dan Hardy via unanimous decision.
The evening's co-main event will feature two heavyweight sluggers in Pat Berry (6-2-0) and Cheick Kongo (15-6-2). Barry is coming off a decision victory against the durable Joey Beltran in January of this year and will look to make it two straight against the hulking Frenchman who most recently drew Travis Browne at UFC 120 in October of 2010.
Rounding out the main card are welterweights Martin Kampmann (17-5-0) and John Howard (14-6-0) in a critical match, as both men are coming off back-to-back losses albeit Kampmann's could have easily been wins, while Howard was dominated in each. A heavyweight match-up pitting Matt Mitrione (4-0-0) against Christian Morecraft (7-1-0) is also on tab as the Roufusport product tries to make it a perfect 5-0 inside the octagon to begin his mixed martial arts career.
Other bouts on the card:
Nate Marquardt vs. Anthony Johnson
Patrick Barry vs. Cheick Kongo
Tyson Griffin vs. Manny Gamburyan
Martin Kampmann vs. John Howard
Joe Stevenson vs. Javier Vasquez
Matt Mitrione vs. Christian Morecraft
Michael Johnson vs. Edward Faaloloto
TJ Grant vs. Charlie Brenneman
Charles Oliveira vs. Nik Lentz
Joe Lauzon vs. Curt Warburton
Matt Brown vs. Rich Attonito
Matt Grice vs. Ricardo Lamas
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