Gray Maynard: Fight against Clay Guida will be a fun fight
Posted on March 25, 2012, 09:23 PM by Trent Reinsmith
Not long ago Gray Maynard was an unbeaten fighter competing for the UFC Lightweight championship. In his first attempt at unseating Frankie Edgar the two fought to a draw. An immediate rematch was hoped for, but injuries prevented that rematch from taking place as soon as everyone would have wanted.
When the rematch did take place Edgar retained his title by knocking out Maynard at the 3:54 mark of the fourth round. The victory allowed Edgar to avenge what was then the only loss of his career, as he had fallen to Maynard in 2008. At the same time, the loss was the first of Maynard’s professional career.
Maynard has not fought since that defeat, but he has a fight scheduled against Clay Guida at UFC on FX 4, which will take place on June 22, at the Revel Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. Maynard recently spoke about the upcoming fight with Guida, “The fight between Clay and I actually came out as a rumor a long time ago. Someone put it out there we were going to fight in Montreal, and even though it wasn’t true, it drew solid attention. The UFC saw this, and Joe Silva thought it was a great fight – so they made it happen. Since it has been out there, I’ve pretty much been gearing up for him for a while now. Guida has good takedowns, but I feel that is my area and what he lacks as a true athlete he makes up for in heart and toughness. Clay is well known for his cardio, but he also likes to mix it up and throw hands. He has a good chin, great heart and it’s a fun fight.” – for more see Heavy.com
Further Reading: Gray Maynard looking for another shot at Frankie Edgar
Photo: Gray Maynard, left, fights Jim Miller during UFC 96 at the Nationwide Arena on March 7, 2009 in Columbus, OH. Francis Specker
Comments
The immovable object, versus the unstoppable hairdo.
weak !
I really only see Guida winning this fight if it is 5 Rounds, and only if Maynard is gassed...
Gray is so full of himself he will look past Guida and not take him serious
i think Clay will catch him and jump on him like a spidermonkey on crank
and win
i hope maynard wins. he will be champ someday he has all the tools necessary to do so
Maynard has put more fighters to sleep with his interviews, than during his actual fights.
Not sure I see anyway that Guida wins this fight, Guida has always had some of the worst takedown defense in the LW division and this will be incredibly 1 sided imo.
skillwise Greg is way better.
but what big a heart can do we saw in greg/edgar fight. and not only once but twice....
It'll be a fun fight to watch for sure! It will be a boxing/wrestling/cardio/toughness war. Similar styles, considering how maynard fought his last 2 bouts.
I think Gray will be ok, hes been two five round fights before. His cardio coming into this 3 round bout with Guida should be good.
Any fight is fun after two was with Edgar!
Wars with Edgar that is.