UFC on FX 4 – Clay Guida plans on running through Gray Maynard and proving he’s a serious title contender
UFC lightweight livewire, Clay Guida has been giving his thoughts on his UFC on FX 4 main event showdown with Gray Maynard this Friday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and it seems the man dubbed “The Carpenter” plans on doing something no man has done to date… running through “The Bully”.
When asked what it’ll take for him to finally reach his peak in the lightweight division, Guida told MMAWeekly.com:
“Running through Gray Maynard. He was the No. 1 contender for how long, probably two years. I had him No. 2 in the lightweight division all over the world for a couple years, and he had one of the wildest trilogies in MMA, let alone in the lightweight division with Frankie Edgar and he beat Frankie once, they had a draw, and he came up short on one fight. He’s always up there. He’s one of the only guys to have beaten Frankie besides Benson Henderson. That says a lot about my opponent and a win over him gets me right back in title contention I believe.”
“I don’t think everyone hits the ground running right away. You’re away from your family, you’re away from your friends, things like that, things that you’re used to, you’re out of your comfort zone. Look at Georges St-Pierre, he was with Greg (Jackson) and lost to Matt Serra, and then went on a tear from there. His first fight he lost at Jackson’s camp and stuff, it takes some people some time to adjust. This is definitely tailor made for me. That’s one thing when we asked for Gray Maynard, we asked for a five-round main event because we know it plays into our cards better. The fans win in this one; the UFC wins in this one.”
Guida has become the nearly man of the lightweight ranks after falling at the final hurdle several times in the past. The latest instance of this was his last fight where he lost a unanimous decision to Benson Henderson on the UFC on FOX show back in November. Stay tuned to MMABay for more build-up to this one as we get it.
By Michael Pepper. (Follow me on Twitter)
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