Mixed martial arts fighter Nate Quarry charged forward and took no prisoners throughout UFC Fight Night 11. Even in the wake of painful, debilitating surgery, he came back readily to the Octagon after an almost two-year recovery period. He is the first cast member of the reality series The Ultimate Fighter who also stepped forward to compete in a UFC championship, with his last match against Rich Franklin at UFC 56. During UFC Fight Night 11 held at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Quarry went up against fellow MMA combatant Pete "Drago" Sell, whose specialty is Brazilian jujitsu.
The two fighters confronted each other at the main card event, in the middleweight bout. Quarry's victory belied a difficult journey back to the UFC, having undergone a tricky but successful surgical operation last year. The treatment was for a chronic back injury he'd sustained, after years of rigorous training and preparation. In an interview, Quarry calmly explained his views on his career options and his life in general. He stated that he knew there were easier ways of making a living, though he wasn't particularly interested in figuring out or doing them yet. He then cited his childhood experiences to further contextualize his opinions.
Quarry says that from a very early age, he was already restricted by his guardians in what he was and was not allowed to do. One of the things he was held back from were sporting activities, which only served to increase his drive and interest in competing, which he describes as a hunger in himself. Like many other fellow athletes and sportsmen, he desired to push himself to his limits and see how well he would do during contests against others. When Quarry was finally able to start living independently, he decided that the only limitations on his abilities were physical, and not mental.
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