http://mmajunkie.com/Marquardt is a late scratch from Sunday's UFC on Versus 4 event, and opponent Rick Story (13-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will now instead meet Charlie Brenneman (12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) on the evening's main card.
With the late change, a highly-anticipated heavyweight bout between Pat Barry and Cheick Kongo has now been promoted to main-event status.
The reason for Marquardt's last-minute withdrawal, mere hours before he was scheduled to hit the scales at the event's official weigh-ins, wasn't immediately evident.
There has been no official notice from the UFC as of yet. Brenneman had been scheduled to face T.J. Grant on the undercard of the event, but his opponent was stricken by an illness and the bout was cancelled. He will now move up to the main card to face Story, who was a late replacement himself for Anthony Johnson. Today's weigh-ins are not being streamed live so while you won't be able to catch the new pairing there, you can tune in tomorrow night to Versus to see Story and Brenneman battle.With the late change, a highly-anticipated heavyweight bout between Pat Barry and Cheick Kongo has now been promoted to main-event status.
The reason for Marquardt's last-minute withdrawal, mere hours before he was scheduled to hit the scales at the event's official weigh-ins, wasn't immediately evident.