Marquardt was originally scheduled to fight Anthony Johnson in the main event on Saturday night's show. A should injury forced Johnson off the card, and the UFC called on welterweight up-and-comer Rick Story, fresh off a victory over Thiago Alves at UFC 130, as a replacement.
On Saturday, prior to the weigh-ins, UFC President Dana White announced that Marquardt had been cut from the UFC. Charlie Brenneman, who had been told to stay on weight after his original opponent had pulled off the card, stepped in as a replacement to fight Story. Brenneman took a unanimous decision over Story.
Marquardt has been silent on this issue outside of a terse statement his camp released during the Versus prefight show:
Nate Marquardt was not medically cleared by the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission at UFC on Versus 4. Nate was looking forward to making his welterweight debut and is disappointed by this unfortunate turn of events. Nate wants to apologize to his family, friends, fans and the UFC. This outcome was certainly not what he wanted. At this time, Nate wants to be with those closest to him so he can evaluate his situation over the coming days.
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