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Chuck Liddell, Georges St-Pierre, and Lyoto Machida Among Six in Initial Round 5 UFC Series
Sep 29, 2009 - 2:00 pm ET | 32 Comments
Chuck Liddell, Georges St-Pierre, and Lyoto Machida Among Six in Initial Round 5 UFC Series

Round 5 today announced that its first series of UFC figurines, which go on sale early next year, will include Chuck Liddell, Georges St-Pierre, Rashad Evans, Kenny Florian, Clay Guida, and Lyoto Machida.

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Florian vs. Guida Moved to UFC 107
Sep 9, 2009 - 3:40 pm ET | 32 Comments
Florian vs. Guida Moved to UFC 107

The lightweight bout between Kenny Florian and Clay Guida that was originally scheduled for UFC 106 in November has been moved to UFC 107 on December 12 in Memphis, TN. This news comes on the heels of the announcement that the BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez bout was moved to this event, as well as the postponement of the scheduled Rashad Evans vs. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson bout to a later event.

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Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida Likely For UFC 106 in November
Aug 27, 2009 - 12:00 pm ET | 26 Comments
Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida Likely For UFC 106 in November

A lightweight matchup between top 155-pounders Kenny Florian and Clay Guida is likely for UFC 106 on November 21 in Las Vegas, according to Fanhouse’s Michael David Smith.

Florian had won six-straight before being submitted by lightweight champ BJ Penn earlier this month, while Guida dropped a split decision to Diego Sanchez in his last fight in June after winning his previous three bouts.

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TUF 9 Finale Fighters Test Clean for Steroids and Drugs
Jun 25, 2009 - 4:19 pm ET | 8 Comments
TUF 9 Finale Fighters Test Clean for Steroids and Drugs

All twelve fighters who were selected by the Nevada State Athletic Commission to be tested for steroids and drugs of abuse at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale on June 20 have tested negative.

According to NSAC executive director Keith Kizer, fighters Diego Sanchez, Clay Guida, DaMarques Johnson, James Wilks, Ross Pearson, Andre Winner, Chris Lytle, Joe Stevenson, Brad Blackburn, Nick Osipczak, Melvin Guillard, and Tomasz Drwal tested negative at the Spike-televised event, which took place at The Pearl in Las Vegas.

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The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale Medical Suspensions Include Clay Guida and Kevin Burns
Jun 23, 2009 - 8:54 am ET | 12 Comments
The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale Medical Suspensions Include Clay Guida and Kevin Burns

Main card losers Clay Guida and Kevin Burns were among the eight fighters issued medical suspensions by the Nevada State Athletic Commission stemming from Saturday’s event, which was held at The Pearl in Las Vegas.

Guida, who suffered a unanimous decision loss to Diego Sanchez in the evening’s main event, is suspended until August 15 for precautionary reasons. Burns must have his right hand cleared by a doctor or serve a suspension until December 18. He too faces a minimum suspension until August 15 after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Chris Lytle on the Spike-televised card.

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Sanchez and Stevenson Top Earners at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale
Jun 22, 2009 - 2:51 pm ET | 32 Comments
Sanchez and Stevenson Top Earners at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale

Diego Sanchez and Joe Stevenson, who both recorded victories on Saturday at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale, topped the list of official salaries for the event, which were released today by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

Sanchez earned $90,000 for his main event win over Clay Guida ($23,000), while Stevenson received $70,000 by topping Nate Diaz ($20,000) in the first bout of the Spike-televised main card.

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UFC Awards “Fight of the Night” Bonuses to Sanchez, Guida, Lytle, Burns, Stevenson, and Diaz
Jun 21, 2009 - 12:56 am ET | 27 Comments
UFC Awards “Fight of the Night” Bonuses to Sanchez, Guida, Lytle, Burns, Stevenson, and Diaz

The UFC awarded a surprising-but-deserved three “Fight of the Night” awards on Saturday to Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida, Chris Lytle and Kevin Burns, and Joe Stevenson and Nate Diaz for their entertaining performaces at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale, which took place at The Pearl in Las Vegas and aired live on Spike TV.

All six “Fight of the Night” winners, along with Jason Dent who earned “Submission of the Night” and Tomasz Drwal who was awarded “Knockout of the Night”, received $25,000 bonuses.

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TUF 9 Finale Results: Sanchez Edges Guida in Three-Round War; Wilks and Pearson Win TUF Tourneys
Jun 21, 2009 - 12:00 am ET | 84 Comments
TUF 9 Finale Results: Sanchez Edges Guida in Three-Round War; Wilks and Pearson Win TUF Tourneys

Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida delivered on their Fight of the Year hype, engaging in a three-round war in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale on Saturday that saw Sanchez edge Guida by split decision on the judge’s scorcards.

The rest of the card failed to disappoint either as Chris Lytle and Kevin Burns traded blows in a bout that deserved Fight of the Night before being upstaged by Sanchez and Guida, Joe Stevenson looked impressive in topping Nate Diaz by unanimous decision in a technical battle, and welterweight James Wilks and lightweight Ross Perason were crowned The Ultimate Fighter 9 champions with victories on the Spike-televised main card.

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TUF 9 Finale Weigh-In Results: Guida and Sanchez on Weight for Main Event
Jun 19, 2009 - 7:07 pm ET | 1 Comment
TUF 9 Finale Weigh-In Results: Guida and Sanchez on Weight for Main Event

Lightweight headliners Clay Guida (155) and Diego Sanchez (156) successfully made weight on Friday at the weigh-ins for The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale, as did TUF 9 welterweight finalists DaMarques Johnson (170) and James Wilks (171) and lightweight finalists Ross Pearson (156).

The event takes place on Saturday at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, the same venue which hosted today’s weigh-ins, and airs live on Spike TV beginning at 9pm ET.

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Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida to Headline TUF 9 Finale
Mar 5, 2009 - 12:13 pm ET | 40 Comments
Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida to Headline TUF 9 Finale

Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida have agreed to face off in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale on June 20th.

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Five UFC 94 Fighters Issued Medical Suspensions, Twelve Drug Tested
Feb 2, 2009 - 10:44 pm ET | 17 Comments
Five UFC 94 Fighters Issued Medical Suspensions, Twelve Drug Tested

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions to five UFC 94 participants, including BJ Penn, for various injuries suffered in their bouts Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The medical suspensions were:

BJ Penn (defeated by Georges St-Pierre via fourth-round TKO) suspended until March 18th with no contact until March 3rd [...]

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UFC 94 Results: St-Pierre Dominates Penn, Machida Stops Silva
Feb 1, 2009 - 1:52 am ET | 80 Comments
UFC 94 Results: St-Pierre Dominates Penn, Machida Stops Silva

On a card dominated by uneventful decisions, UFC 94’s top two bouts delivered as Georges St-Pierre dominated BJ Penn on the ground en route to a fourth-round TKO victory while top light heavyweight contender Lyoto Machida used his awkward style to remain undefeated by scoring a first-round knockout of the previously unbeaten Thiago Silva.
A sell [...]

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UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 Weigh-In Results
Jan 30, 2009 - 6:55 pm ET | 24 Comments
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 Weigh-In Results

Georges St-Pierre, BJ Penn, and 18 other fighters successfully weighed in this evening in Las Vegas to make their UFC 94 matchups official.
St-Pierre (170) and Penn (168) clash for the UFC welterweight title in the main event of UFC 94, which also boasts Lyoto Machida (206) vs. Thiago Silva (206), Karo Parisyan (170) vs. Dong [...]

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Nate Diaz vs. Clay Guida Set For UFC 94
Dec 6, 2008 - 10:16 am ET | 39 Comments
Nate Diaz vs. Clay Guida Set For UFC 94

Lightweights Nate Diaz and Clay Guida are set to square off at UFC 94 on January 31st in Las Vegas, according to GracieFighter.com.
Diaz and Guida were originally booked to fight this year but a foot injury suffered by Guida resulted in the matchup being pushed back to the UFC 94 main card, which is headlined [...]

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Clay Guida vs. Kurt Pellegrino On Tap For January
Oct 11, 2008 - 5:16 pm ET | 24 Comments

Lightweights Clay Guida (23-9) and Kurt Pellegrino (12-4) will square off at a January UFC event, according to MMATraining.com.
Guida, who had been rumored to be fighting Nate Diaz in his next bout, is coming off of back-to-back victories for the first time in his UFC career, defeating Samy Schiavo at UFC Fight Night 13 in [...]

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