Nate Marquardt may have failed to capture UFC gold, but he is still one of the respected 185-pounders in the game today. On Thursday, the former Strikeforce and Pancrase middleweight champion announced his retirement from professional mixed martial arts competition.
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6). Since I became a Christian, this has been one of my favorite passages in the Bible. Jesus said we must become like children to enter the kingdom of heaven.