Stephen “The Fight Professor” Quadros (born November 9, 1952 in
Santa Cruz, CA), is an American broadcaster specializing in play-by-play, color commentary and interviews for the combat sports genre on cable, pay-per-view and DVD. His resume encompasses over 100 international mixed martial arts events since 1997.
A longtime martial arts practitioner and devotee, Quadros is currently the color commentator for
Showtime Sports’ mixed martial arts programming (
Strikeforce, Strikeforce Challengers, premium cable,
USA).
Previously, Quadros was the original host and play-by-play commentator for the
PRIDE Fighting Championships alongside
Bas Rutten (
iN Demand PPV,
Fox Sports Net, DVD,
Japan) and has done play-by-play and color commentary for events such as the
International Fight League (Fox Sports Net, USA),
ShoXC and
EliteXC (Showtime Networks, USA),
Cage Rage (
SKY Sports, DVD,
England), Hardcore Championship Fighting (BELL ExpressVU, DVD, Canada),
World Extreme Cagefighting (
HDNet, DVD, USA),
K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 (
ESPN, DVD, Japan),
Rumble on the Rock (iN Demand PPV, USA), Too Hot To Handle (DVD,
Holland), Kuwait Shidokan Jitsu Warriors War 1 (DVD,
Kuwait), APEX Championship Fighting (
TSN, DVD, Canada) and
King of the Cage (DVD, USA).
He was also the host for the 2005 and 2006 Black Belt Hall of Fame Awards at
Universal Studios.
Music
Quadros was a drummer for Snow (1978-1981), a heavy metal band that included
Quiet Riot guitarist
Carlos Cavazo. Snow opened for
Iron......
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