Chael Sonnen MMA Stop Seminar Video
January 25, 2012 by Matt
Chael Sonnen will fight Michael Bisping Saturday night in the co-main event of the UFC on FOX event at the United Center, but he took time to give a seminar at MMA Stop in Crest Hill on Tuesday night.
In this clip, Sonnen gives a nice motivational speech that also has everyone cracking up — including Clay Guida.
Urijah Faber Seminar at MMA Stop
January 25, 2012 by Matt
The California Kid is in cold, blustery Chicago for the UFC on FOX event at the United Center on Saturday.
But before Saturday night’s fights, Urijah Faber will host a seminar at MMA Stop in Crest Hill. Clay Guida is likely to be there, and Faber will also be signing autographs and taking pictures.
Faber’s Jiu-Jitsu coach Fabio Prado has been in town a few times for seminars at CounterStrike MMA, and now it’s Faber’s turn to teach Chicago MMA practitioners. Details and registration info on the poster below.
Clay Guida UFC on FOX After Party
January 24, 2012 by Matt
Here’s your chance to hang with “The Dude”, “The Carpenter”, the one and only Clay Guida. The standout UFC lightweight fighter will be hosting a UFC on FOX after party at Proof Chicago on Rush St.
Travis “Hapa” Browne Seminar
October 13, 2011 by Matt
UFC heavyweight Travis “Hapa” Browne is coming to Clay Guida’s MMA Stop Fitness in Crest Hill for a 2-day seminar on Friday, October 21 & Saturday, October 22.
Browne is undefeated at 9-0-1 and most recently beat Rob Broughton by unanimous decision at UFC 135. Details on the seminar on the poster below.
Clay Guida Wants You to Get Car Insurance
June 18, 2011 by searstapper
Driving with insurance is a must, and UFC lightweight contender Clay Guida is doing his part to ensure drivers are obeying the law.
A Stacked Deck: The UFC Lightweight Division
June 6, 2011 by Matt
by “The Entity” Tim Stroud
Frankie Edgar is on top of a stacked UFC Lightweight Division. The one problem is that Edgar & top contender Gray Maynard are recovering from injuries. Their trilogy bout has yet to be announced, while the rest of the division scrambles to be the next challenger.
Anthony “Showtime” Pettis was granted the next shot when he beat Ben Henderson for the WEC Lightweight Title in December of 2010. However, Edgar vs. Maynard 2 went to a draw and Pettis was on the outside looking in. Pettis then drew Clay “The Carpenter” Guida at The Ultimate Finale this past Saturday on Spike. Guida put on a wrestling clinic and stole Pettis’ opportunity at the UFC title shot.
Who is next?
Does Guida deserve the next shot at the belt after beating Pettis? He has made his case by winning 7 of his last 9 fights. Guida is a ball of energy and always puts on a show, but is that enough?
Jim Miller is another fighter that deserves a shot at the belt. Miller has an impressive 20-2 record with his only losses coming to Edgar and Maynard. Miller is preparing for a tough fight with ex-WEC Champion Ben “Smooth” Henderson in August. Miller might find himself with the next shot, but will Henderson get the nod if he takes down Miller?
It would be intriguing to see a number one contender fight with Guida and the winner of Miller/Henderson. The timing could work out perfectly. Miller/Henderson square off in two months and with Edgar/Maynard not scheduled, the number one contender fight could work for later this year or early 2012. But is that the way to go?
There are several other fighters that are deserving of this opportunity. Strikeforce Lightweight Champion, Gilbert Melendez should be in the discussion. Melendez is 19-2 with 5 straight wins in Strikeforce. There are not a lot of worthy foes for him right now, so a move to the UFC could be next. The problem once again is timing. Melendez fought in April, but is he willing to wait for the winner of Edgar/Maynard? He could take another Strikeforce fight first, or just wait for a champion vs. champion match.
But wait, there’s more. Melvin Guillard has won 7 of 8 fights. He dominated a tough Evan Dunham and has another tough test with Shane Roller in July. Would a win over Roller put Guillard at the top?
Dennis Siver has also won 7 of 8 fights after his impressive victory over George Sotiropoulos in February. But Siver lost to Guillard, so does that put him one step behind? Siver will have to defeat Matt Wiman in July to see how he stacks up in this division.
Don’t forget that ex-UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk is still around. And Dunham, Sotiropoulos, Pettis and Donald Cerrone won’t go away easily.
The list of top contenders in the UFC Lightweight Division is a crowded mess. With each passing fight card, a new contender rises and another falls. The great thing is that the UFC and the fans will have years of classic battles in the Lightweight Division.
Tim Stroud is a Kentucky-based writer. Follow him on Twitter @TheEntityMMA
CLAY GUIDA: “SHOWTIME IS GONNA BE NO TIME”
MMA Canada caught up with Clay Guida and asked him about his upcoming fight with Anthony “Showtime” Pettis.
This is a very interesting matchup, with Guida’s ferocity on the ground and Pettis’ outstanding striking. Will Pettis be able to keep Guida off of him and keep the fight on the feet?
It’s also interesting that Guida doesn’t think he’s next in line for a title shot if he beats Pettis. He said that Jim Miller and George Sotiropoulos should fight to see who the top contender is at 155. Let’s take a look at their recent records.
George Sotiropoulos (14-2)
Undefeated in the UFC at 7-0. Defeated Joe Lauzon, Kurt Pellegrino, Joe Stevenson, Jason Dent, George Roop, Roman Mitichyan and Billy Myles.
Jim Miller (19-2)
8-1 in the UFC, only loss to Gray Maynard, currently riding a 6-fight win streak. Defeated Charles Oliveira, Gleison Tibau, Mark Bocek, Duane Ludwig, Steve Lopez, Mac Danzig.
Clay Guida (28-11)
8-5 in the UFC. Currently has a 3-fight win streak: Takanori Gomi, Rafael Dos Anjos and Shannon Gugerty. Other notable UFC wins: Nate Diaz, Mac Danzig.
On paper maybe Guida is right about who should be up next. Sotiropoulos gets Denis Siver next at UFC 127. Jim Miller gets Kamal Shalorus at UFC 128. But Guida is the one getting the guy who was going to fight for the title. Miller and Sotiropoulos will both have their hands full, so time will tell how it all shakes out at 155.
CLAY GUIDA TALKS UFC 117
August 6, 2010 by Matt
Clay Guida talks UFC 117 and his fight against Rafael Dos Anjos with Heavy.com.
“I’m gonna bring my style which is crazy, ugly, drooling on myself, burpin’, spittin, you name it.” – Clay Guida
SIX PACK RATINGS: UFC ON VERSUS 2
August 3, 2010 by Matt
by Tim Priester
After watching the “free” UFC fights on Versus last night I thought it to be important that I fill you all in on my rating system for good fights. I use the six pack rating system. If I watch the fights and manage to drink just one beer before I open my mouth and start trash talking how I can beat this guy, then this particular fight was not as good as it could be and gets the ultra low rating of 1. See, the best any UFC fight can get is 6 on my scale, pretty simple, and I hope we are all following along. A six pack rating means that it looked like every fighter was more prepared and dangerous looking than the fighter previously, the fighters put on a good fight even if it was a 10 second knockout or 15 minutes of ground and pound. There are special factors that could single-handedly change my thoughts about a fight night; for instance I gave the last Anderson Silva fight 2 beers because of his two rounds of him trying out for “Dancing with the Stars.” When big name belt holders do that it doesn’t matter how many good fights there were previously in the fan’s mind the only thing remembered was his playing around. There are other special circumstances that could change my rating quickly and you will see as I analyze this fight.
Overall the fights were good, especially for being free. In this tough economy any little bit helps and I love when you can see UFC for free, so that helped their rating. Another thing that helped the overall fight rating was Jon “Bones” Jones not disappointing in his climb to become a champ.
Another boost to the rating was the knockout of Griffin by Gomi, which this writer/fan is not calling foul on the ref stoppage…did you see how wobble Griffin was when he did stand up? Gomi needed this after his last lost and all the hype about him.
A definite ratings helper was that tumor growing off of Howard’s eye. If the doctor doesn’t stop that there was no telling if Ellenberger would have done the same to the other eye or left Howard with permanent damage.
Now let’s look at those details that caused a drop in my rating of this event. First and foremost, a real lack of some home town cooking. Call me a homer for Chicago but I love this place, deep-dish, Vienna hot dogs…I love it so much I don’t hate Oprah! But I didn’t see too many fighters from the Chicagoland area and that is not right. So in an effort stay tuned to the end of this I will help you get your Chicago’s MMA fix.
Another ratings drop was the lack of a big name fight…I get that it was for free but if you want to dig into that NFL, MLB on NBA revenue dollar you need to put forth the big names, and this is not a knock against the fighter who fought but come on! The other nagging thing from the fight was the split decision, the fighting equivalent of kissing your cousin. You got a kiss…but! I hating seeing it left in the judges’ hands. And the last comment that really hurt the score was Jones’ “Stay classy San Diego!” Loved the Anchorman with Ferrell just felt like Jones thought of that on Friday and was so proud of himself.
So, my overall rating was three beers. Could have had some big names show up, especially from the city of the Chi. No cheesy one liners from fighters please. But the real reason it gets three beers was because of price tag.
Now like I promised if you want some local talent being displayed throughout August, we have Clay “The Carpenter” Guida at UFC 117, XFO’s “Outdoor War 6” up in Island lake on the August 14th, and August 18th Bart Palaszewski is fighting for WEC on Versus, tune in and cheer on the Chicago talent!
CLAY GUIDA TALKS SHANNON GUGERTY
Clay “The Carpenter” Guida talks with Heavy.com about his upcoming fight with Shannon Gugerty at UFC on Versus 1. I think Guida is a perfect example of how quickly a fighter’s life can change, especially when you fight in the UFC. It doesn’t seem that long ago that Guida was battling Diego Sanchez in one of the best fights of the year. Now he’s going to be on the undercard against Gugerty, who is making his 5th appearance in the Octagon. The good news is that I think Guida takes this fight handily, gets back into the win column and we will see him again on the main card of a UFC event.
