Nate Quarry Bio

AFTER WATCHING MY FIRST UFC FIGHT AT THE AGE OF 24, I
KNEW MMA WAS SOMETHING I WANTED TO BE A PART OF. MY
FIRST NIGHT OF TRAINING AT THE LOCAL GYM, I DID AN HOUR
AND A HALF OF KICKBOXING AND THEN AN HOUR AND A
HALF OF JIU JITSU. I GOT THE CRAP BEAT OUT OF ME SO
BADLY, I KNEW I HAD TO KEEP RETURNING UNTIL I COULD AT
LEAST HOLD MY OWN.

THOSE EARLY WORKOUTS WERE ALL LEARNING
EXPERIENCES. THE ONLY THING I HAD EVER DONE BEFORE
WAS LIFT WEIGHTS - SO I JUST DID MY BEST TO "MUSCLE" MY
WAY THROUGH EVERYTHING. UNTIL ONE DAY WHILE I WAS
GRAPPLING WITH A MACHADO BLACK BELT NAMED CHRIS
HAUTER. HE SLAPPED ON A TRIANGLE SUBMISSION AND I
PROCEEDED TO PICK HIM UP AND PILE DRIVE HIM INTO THE
MAT. HE IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED TO AN ARMBAR AND HAD
ME TAPPING FOR WHAT SEEMED AN ETERNITY. WHEN HE
FINALLY RELEASED HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, "YOU MAY
WANT TO CONSIDER USING SOME TECHNIQUE AND NOT JUST
BRUTE STRENGTH." I LOOKED AT HIM, STILL RUBBING MY
ELBOW, AND SAID "YES, SIR. AND THANK YOU FOR NOT
BREAKING MY ARM." GOOD TIMES, GOOD TIMES.

AFTER A COUPLE YEARS, MY GYM AT THE TIME STARTED A
COMPETITION TEAM AND ASKED ME TO BE ON IT. I DIDN'T
THINK I WAS READY, BUT FIGURED I'D GIVE IT A TRY. THAT
TURNED OUT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I HAD EVER
DONE. THE ADRENALINE RUSH AND SELF-DISCOVERY
INVOLVED IN FACING AN OPPONENT WITH ONLY YOURSELF
TO RELY ON, WAS A FEELING THAT CAN ONLY BE
EXPERIENCED.

IT WAS DURING THIS PERIOD THAT I MET RANDY COUTURE. I
KNEW FROM DAY ONE THAT RANDY WAS DESTINED FOR
GREAT THINGS IN THIS SPORT, SO I WENT OUT OF MY WAY TO
TRAIN WITH HIM. I WAS ONE OF HIS MANY TRAINING
PARTNERS FOR HIS FIRST BOUT AGAINST VITOR BELFORT.
RANDY ACTUALLY HELPED CORNER ME FOR MY FIRST FIGHT.
EVENTUALLY, I LEFT MY FORMER GYM AND JOINED RANDY AT
THE BRAND NEW TEAM QUEST. SINCE THEN THINGS HAVE
JUST HAPPENED LIKE A WHIRLWIND. FIGHTS HERE AND
THERE - SOME WON, SOME LOST - ALL LEARNING
EXPERIENCES.

THEN AN OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED ITSELF ON THIS LITTLE
TV SHOW CALLED "THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER" - THE REST IS
HISTORY.

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. IT IS TRULY BECAUSE OF
THE FANS THAT ANY OF THIS HAS BECOME POSSIBLE.
-NATE “ROCK” QUARRY