Henderson believes Marquardt will beat Maia

Middleweight title contender Dan Henderson believes Nate Marquardt can manage to beat Demian Maia at the UFC 102 event on Saturday.

Henderson believes the winner of the fight could determine the next opponent for either Henderson or middleweight champion Anderson Silva.

“I would have to go with Marquardt,” Henderson said Friday before the weigh-ins. “He’s good enough not to get submitted – although Demian is better than anybody with submissions.

“I just think Demian is a little bit too green on his feet and Marquardt’s too comfortable everywhere. I would give the edge to Marquardt even though I think it’s going to be a back and forth technical fight.”

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