For the first time, the UFC will head to New Zealand this summer with a middleweight bout in the main event. New Zealand’s own James Te Huna (16-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) will headline the card against former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nate Marquardt (32-13-2 MMA, 10-6 UFC), who will move back to 185 pounds at a “Fight Night” event in Auckland on June 28. Te Huna will be dropping from light heavyweight to middleweight for the first time. UFC officials announced the card and headliner on Monday. The event will come the same day as a “Fight Night” event set for San Antonio
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James Te Huna vs. Nate Marquardt headlines UFC Fight Night in Auckland, New Zealand – MMA Junkie