Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida to Headline TUF 9 Finale
Diego Sanchez attempts a flying knee against Joe Stevenson at UFC 95
The finale for season 9 of “The Ultimate Fighter” is beginning to grow. Earlier this week it was reported that Anthony Johnson would be facing John Howard in a welterweight battle. Today it is being reported by Sherdog that Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida have agreed to face off as the main event of the June 20 card. A win for either man could greatly help their lightweight title aspirations.
Sanchez recently made his successful debut as a Lightweight against Joe Stevenson at UFC 95 in London England on February 21, winning via Unanimous decision. Prior to that he Compiled a 7-2 Record in the UFC Welterweight division, after winning Season one of “The Ultimate Fighter” as a Middleweight. His only two losses came against top Welterweight competitors Josh Koscheck and Jon Fitch, both by decision.
Guida has compiled a 5-3 record in the UFC since his 2006 debut, most recently going on a three fight win streak, and entering himself in to title consideration. His last two victories came over “The Ultimate Fighter” season six and season five winners Mac Danzig and Nate Diaz, respectively. Guida will now look to take down his third “The Ultimate Fighter” winning opponent in as many fights.
Both fighters have strong wrestling backgrounds, but Sanchez will have a marked advantage on the feet. One would expect to see Guida try to impose his will and keep this fight on the ground, and Sanchez on the bottom. It will be interesting to see if Sanchez will rely on his wrestling skills solely to keep the fight standing, or if he will try to give Guida some of his own medicine in terms of take-downs and “ground ‘n pound”. Both fighters also have a history of big gas tanks, and constant pressure and action throughout their fights, which should lend to an exciting fight, with potential “Fight of the Night” status.
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Tags: Clay Guida, Diego Sanchez
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Kudos to Joe Silva. Love the matchup.
this is going to be one hell of a fight. cant wait
Great fight…the way Guida pushes the pace is going to throw Diego off.
i love this fight but i have no idea who wins it. it all depends i think on who comes out more aggressive. will diego b cautious cuz of guidas takedowns? will guida avoid the ground game cuz of diegos ground skills. should b a great fight tho fight of the night written all over this one.
“it all depends i think on who comes out more aggressive.”
I don’t think any one is more aggresive than Guida.
diegos pretty aggressive too. hell come at u like a spider monkey. id say there pretty even in the aggression category wit guida mayb having a slight advantage. my point was if diego is scared to throw for fear of takedowns he loses. if guida is scared to take it to the ground he loses.
And for some reason Guida just loves taking un-defended punches to the face. One of these day someone is going to connect…maybe it’s Diego.
this fight is one of the reasons why I liked seeing diego go lighter. should be entertaining.
i was hoping guida vs maynard!
I say fight of the year candidate with Diego coming on top
I see Sanchez takes this fight. Guida was rocked a few times agaisnt Diaz in their last contest and Sanchez’s striking is a definitely a notch or two above Diaz.
I think this could end up being fight of the yearbut i definitly see sanchez coming out on top in this one
finaly someone who can stuff guidas shots and minimize his wrestling edge, look for guida to be lost on the feet and get cought. He doesnt have the chin that stevenson or firovanti have. 2nd round tko for sure.
Should be a gooden!!!
Guida has to glue on to Sanchez or diego is going to wax him in the standup. Diego is a much more complete fighter than guida but guida’s grappling is at the same level as sanchez’s. Guida has to utilize that from the get go and out work sanchez if he wants a win.
This sounds like a good fight, but i think if either of them wants to be important at 155, somone needs to win by ko or sub, or else they will be looked at as guys who cannot finish fights. Especially Diego, he’s talked a lot about becoming champ at 170 and 155, now it’s time to start backing up his talk.
This is a pretty good fight and one that I believe I asked for after the decision win for Diego v Joe… Who is going to win well if Diego can’t finish Guida and Guida’s retarded pace I say Guida will win.. I don’t think that Diego has more power than Huerta does soo I find it hard to believe that Diego is going to Ko Guida, and the fact that Nate Diaz coulnt apply much in way of subs against Guida kinda gives you a hint that Diego might not be able to sub him, so again with the retarded caveman powers that Mr. Guida holds I find it hard not to go with Guida via UD in this one…. Just please have this fight be entertaining like the dismantling of Mac Danzing not like the Nate Diaz fight (which wasn’t horrible but you guys know what im sayin)
YES!!
YES!!!
YES!!!! + foaming at the mouth= weirdest entrance in quite some time
but with Guida’s caveman powers, i clearly cannot choose the fighter in front of you. But knowing that I would choose Guida would put Diego in a big advantage of being the underdog, something that you would suspect me to already know, so I clearly cannot choose the fighter in front of me….
Also…foaming at the mouth entrance was awesome! the best part was that it was to a song like We Will Rock You roflmao
i thought that entrance was Awesome
…a Princess Bride reference on an MMA page…
YES YES YES!!!
Are you comparing Sanchez ground game to Nate Diaz’s ground game??
The only factor which plays a big role in this match does Diego have the same gas tank he had at 170? cause Diego by far had the best non stop action in the 170 division {except Kos fight} If Diego does have the same Cardio he wins. Diego controls the ground from top and bottom and its kind in Diegos favor on the feet as well. Only problem is if his weight cut takes to much out of him, he’ll never keep up with Guida then.
I’m not sure what u mean by comparing the two’s ground game ufcmanz? Who is better on the ground doesnt really matter to me (between Diaz/Sanchez) I just think that if a really good sub artist (Diaz) did’t come close to subbing Guida I think that it will be difficult for Diego to sub him, also Diego is using his standup pretty much all the time now sooo I guess we shall see..
As far as the gas tank goes, I think this being his second cut to 155 he will have a little more than he did in the Stevenson fight, but no where near the tank he displayed @ WW… And Guida has been know to wear his oppenents down thru shear will and determenation… I really see Guida winning this by UD he will just simply out work Sanchez (that is hard to believe I know but this is 155 not 170) but hey that is my thoughts on this, o and the winner clearly will move up in the rankings and in the caliber of opponents.. If Guida does lose well he is now on the door step of being a gatekeeper in the UFC (well I guess he kinda is already there but ya get what im saying)
If Guida’s a gatekeeper than good for us…everyone of his fights is fun to watch. Better him than someone boring. I love when he’s on a card.
really like this fight…carpenter’s pace, diego’s aggressiveness. good test for both guys…guida makes fighters look bad. but diego has a little power…really hard fight to call…
awesome matchup, I like the caveman in this one. diego will not submit guida seeing as diaz couldnt do it, and guida wont ko diego. I dont think guida has the power. diego’s standup is pretty damn good, but as long as the caveman keeps the fight close, diego’s power wont affect him. I think the caveman’s pace is better than diego and diego is not used to guys outpacing him. i.e. kos fight. I think guida will win by split decision. not unanimous because each guy should win a round and the 3rd will decide the winner. go geico guy I mean guida. guida just freakin smothers guys and frustrates them and I think this fight will be the same.
this is a good card considering rumble will be on it as well. rumble’s fight will be ko of the night and caveman/nightmare should be fight of the night. I dont think guida or diego can hang with kenny or bj, but after those two these guys are the next best at 155.
I think that Guida is a good fighter with lots of energy, but he has not completely shown that he is able to finish fights on a regular basis. Yes, he can control guys because of his fast pace and good cardio, but if you want to be seen as a top quality fighter, Sanchez and Guida both need to start letting it all hang out a little more or else they will become like many other UFC fighters who just want to win on points and don’t want to lose. I see both fighters trying to make this a statement fight and going for the finish. I hope they try to finish eachother.
I know guida is really good and i know he has been doing good becoming the tuf winner killer. i think stevenson was harder than guida. i’ll be happy any if either wins but i don’t see guida become champ (i hope he does) but sanchez, i see becoming LW champ! i would love to see bj penn vs diego sanchez
Diego Sanchez winner by TKO round 3 FIGHT OF THE NIGHT!
Fight of the night no doubt. I just hope this time Diego gets rid of the nasty foam coming out of his mouth on his way to the ring. pretty gross.
i thought that was cool made him lokk like an ANIMAL!
I actually almost threw up..lol
I would really like to see Diego finish Guida and make a run at the title. When Ken-flo defeats crybaby jane for the title we can finally see a rematch between Ken-flo and Sanchez wich would be an awesome fight.
no doubt. but jane will probably beat Ken-flo because he will complain to the officials that K-Flo’s sweat is getting in his way
When Florian wins, he won’t retire Penn, but B.J. won’t be a headliner anymore when he loses…maybe if he drops weight and fights Brown or Faber in WEC.
Diego Has The edge in this fight for sure and once he over powers Guida in every part of the mma game he will TKO him on the ground. Diego is far to powerful im my opinion. Only real fighters with a strong mental game come from the (505), because they useally come from a crazy lifestyle here in Albuquerque. What happen to Roger Huerta? That would be a match up for Diego in my opinion. Huerta is that man also.
Roger Huerta is not a fighter, he’s an actor/model now. He has one fight left on his UFC contract, and he wants to have that fight, then go pursue his new career, but he hasn’t signed on for that fight yet.
just cuz Diego is from the 505 doen’t mean he is going to win forsure, he might be from there but Guida is a caveman he kills Sabertooth tiger and shhhit with his tremendous ground control and pace then he grabs a rock and kills the kitty kat, that my friend is tough, best of luck to mr Nightmare (Sanchez) on this one… Caveman tougher than a kid from the 505?
o all in jest by the way New Mexico is a pretty cool place
Yeah Kenflo bought huertas ticket to hollywood.
This is a great matchup. I hope the winner of this fight gets the winner of sherk vs edgar and the winner of that one gets a shot @ kenflo for the title. I hope diego faces either sherk, or kenflo, or both. I’d like to see him fight sherk cuz sherk called him out and i would love to see a rematch with kenflo cuz florian is a wayy different fighter now.
I really have to say a few people are comparing Diego’s ground game to Nate Diaz’s which kind of isn’t that great of a comparison I find with Diaz most of his submissions comes from when the top guy relaxes in this guard, but Clay was non stop, Sanchez on the other hand likes the fast pace ground action { go look at Nick Diaz fight or Jon Fitch fight }. Guida controls guys on the ground and makes them look bad so does Koscheck but Diego had his back in like 30seconds when it hit the ground. If Huerta can submit Guida I think Diego can submit Guida.
Kos is a pure boxer now didn’t you hear? My comparision was just stating that even tho Diego is a better guy at jiu jitsu, doesnt mean that he will easily sub Guida, If you would look to the fight Guida had against Nate (who tries for sub after sub) you will see that Guida got out of the attempts… So if Guida is difficult to sub, that would take away part of Diego’s game, that was my comparison, not that Diego and Nate had the same BJJ style..
I hope guida wins, I feel bad for him that he has always been the underdog going against the more talented, better striker/sub guy/ wrestler etc. however the caveman finds a way to win. thats what a good fighter does. I think diego is a bit overrated. emphasis on the bit. I remember when he was the next big thing at 170, he was undefeated, gonna challenge gsp and maybe win. then what happened???… he lost to fitch got out everything’d by kos, then dropped to 155. Its a good thing he lost to kos, had diego beat kos he would have got the pitbull, and would have been destroyed.
Diego is a good fighter but he will not be better than a top 3 fighter in 155 or 170. he can beat guida but I would(and did) put my money on guida to win. Diego cant beat bj or kenny, (yes he beat kenny before but kenny has greatly improved), or kos or fitch or alves or gsp. he is talented but will not get by the best in either division. I dont think guida can get by kenny or bj but he sure as hell will give them more trouble than diego.
Diego was supposed to fight Alves, but had a rib injury, and Kos stepped in to replace him.
Also, he lost to Kos (with a staph infection) before he lost to Fitch, but has gone on a three fight win streak since then.