UFC 85 Preview: Nate Marquardt vs. Thales Leites

Nate Marquardt (26-7-2, 6-1 UFC) vs. Thales Leites (12-1, 3-1 UFC)

The UFC's middleweight division is similar to the NBA three point shootout when Larry Bird was around. Everyone was competing for second place. And as long as Anderson Silva holds the belt the same competition applies.

Thales is on a three fight win streak with two victories coming via submission. The problem is that Nate Marquardt has excellent ground game with 15 victories by submission. The fight should be a ground war with lots of Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling and ground and pound on display. Vegas has the odds at -185 for Nate Marquardt and +155 for Thales Leites. We go with Vegas Marquardt via decision.