Nate Quarry never wanted to be one of those prizefighters who treated retirement like a revolving door, but some opportunities are simply too good to pass up. Over five years after his final UFC fight, Quarry emerged from the Oregon greens to meet a young up-and-comer, 19-year-old Jake "The Snake" Beckmann, this past Saturday in a "superfight exhibition" at Full Contact Fighting Federation's Rumble at the Roseland event.
Like most late-stage comeback bids, Quarry fell short, tapping to a second-round ankle lock to send Beckmann home victorious in his MMA debut. But there was more at play here in this battle of UFC veteran versus MMA rookie.