UFC on FX 4: Attendance, Suspensions and Dana's reaction to Guida vs Maynard
Posted on June 23, 2012, 03:00 PM by Mike SearsonUFC on FX 4 took place at Revel Atlantic City, New Jersey. UFC reports a sell-out crowd with 4,652 spectators. No totals for gate receipts have been reported as of this writing. The Main Event turned out to be a disappointment for most fans, including UFC President Dana White who tweeted a string of complaints about the fight as it was unfolding:
I thought it was impossible for this fight to suck. I WAS WRONG!!!!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) June 23, 2012
First time I have ever seen Guida get boo'd out of the building. I am booing too!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) June 23, 2012
Crowd went from Guida fans to Maynard fans!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) June 23, 2012
Maynard won that easy!!!! Wasn't that close. HORRIBLE fight!
— Dana White (@danawhite) June 23, 2012
Gray Maynard, who won the main event via Split Decision over Clay Guida is suspended for 45 days, due to a facial laceration according to the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board. Additionally, six other fighters from this event have received medical suspensions.
Co-main-event winner Sam Stout who defeated Spencer Fisher by Unanimous Decision is suspended indefinitely for possible damage to his orbital bones and 45 days for facial lacerations. However, a doctor can clear Stout of the indefinite suspension, provided that a positive facial X-ray, reveals no damage to his orbital bones.
Stout's opponent, Fisher, is likewise suspended for 45 days due to a facial laceration.
Ross Pearson, who lost to Cub Swanson via TKO, is suspended for 45 days due to a facial laceration.
Luis Ramos, who lost to Matt Brown via TKO, is suspended for 30 days due to facial laceration.
Joey Gambino, who lost to Steven Siler via submission, is suspended for 90 days due to a facial laceration. On top of that he received an indefinite suspension pending a CT scan of his facial bones.
Nick Catone, who lost to Chris Camozzi via TKO, received a 60-day suspension due to a deep forehead gash. He is suspended indefinitely following an X-ray of his nose.
While not a medical suspension, the Athletic Board revealed that C.J. Keith was fined $1,200 from his fighter's purse, payable to his opponent, Ramsey Nijem, for not making weight.
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Dana is again very fan-friendly. If he said that he liked the fight he'd get booed.
You cant win a fight without fighting!. Maynard was the only fighter trying to fight while Guida was disrespecting Gray's profession. Hoping Gray wasnt mentally and physically prepared,thinking he would frustrate and out-punch himself out of the fight. If both fighters fought like that they would look like fools.
@phatsteve-Guida oustruck Maynard in the first two rounds. got clinched and beat up enough to lose the third and fifth. In the fourth round, it comes down to whether you thought Gray's failed guillotine was worth more than Guida ending in top control and passing to half guard. There was a fight there, just Dana White, you and a few other people missed it. If Clay was truly just running away and not attacking, it's Gray's job to stop him from doing so. That tool for controlling your opponent is caled "wrestling". I hear Gray's pretty good at it. Maybe if he hadn't been so determined to headhunt for the KO, he might not have had so much trouble.
Remember the advice Randy Couture gave him after the second round of Edgar v. Maynard II? "Quit trying to f***ing knock him out! Just beat the sh*t out of him!" Maynard's best successes in the fight came from brief moments of grappling control, and he should have tried to utilize it more. If Maynard had stopped trying to chase Guida to line up that headshot, and instead clinched him and "beat the sh*t out of him" repeatedly, he could have possibly won this fight decisively. As is if the fight was boring to some, I lay that at Maynard's feet. He played Guida's game most of the night and refused to take risks in order to create an advantage. If he was willing to stand there and take a shot in the 4th out of frustration, he should have been willing to eat a couple to press Guida into the cage, where he had a clear advantage.
Yes, I liked the fight. What I mean is that Dana always says things to please fans. "Wasn't close" Seriously, even if you liked the fight or not, you have to agree that it was very close.
I agree about it being a close fight. I think that if Guida would have been on the attack a little more, he could have won. Dana reacting the way he did was a way to keep the fans from turning on the organization as a whole. Everyone wants to see a brawl from Guida cause that's what he's kinda known for but people won't support him when he tries to seize the opportunity to be in title contention with a strategic game plan. If you just like violence, get on YouTube
Fights are scored on (1) effective striking (2) grappling (3) aggression and octagon control.
1) Effective striking: This was close, but a slight edge to Maynard. He landed a few more shots, and his shots carried more power.
2) Grappling: This was not much of a factor in the fight, but Maynard did have a takedown and a sub attempt. Guida had nothing.
3) Aggression and octagon control: One guy was moving away and backward the entire fight, while the other guy stalked him and at times, sprinted after him in an attempt to close the distance. 100% Maynard.
Maybe it wasn't a dominant performance, but it wasn't that close either.
I'm not gonna argue every little point with you but just cause one guy stands in the middle and the other on the outside doesn't mean that one is being more aggressive or that they are controlling the fight. They both should have done more
Don't care what fightmetric says, Guida was ahead on everything. He landed more had the edge grappling (stuffed more shots, came out on top more often and was able to stand up when Gray did take him down. Gray only had the advantage in the clinch) and controlled the cage by deciding where the fight happened more. I will agree that it was close though. I also thought it was a fun fight to watch. F\/(k DW.
That is a very accurate description of the fight imo, if it was me refing that right I'd have taken a point of every round for Guida. I really want refs to start taking points of for avoiding the fight in the first round, that way you force action instead of punish the lack of it.
I admire Dana for being honest about the quality of the fight, but if he says that fight wasn't close, what fight was he watching?
Guida won two rounds for sure, which kind of means it couldn't be much closer. If all Clay did was "run away", how come Gray's face looked like hamburger?
Dana always complains about crappy judging, maybe he wants to be a crappy judge himself.
Hamburger? Please. He had one small cut on the bridge of the nose.
No, you are right mousasi, Gray's face looked more like ground chuck.
Dana said the fight ”wasn't even close” out of frustration with Clays gamelan/performance. He was just pissed and that aggression was clearly aimed at Guida.
All I know for sure is that it was the most boring fight I have seen this year and Guida didn't come to fight. Granted that this has been a growing problem in the sport ever since Silva vs Maya. Since then we have started to see more and more fighters with good cardio figure that if they just run around and look busy it counts as "getting the fight were you want".
FINALLY a ref said enough is enough and finally 2 out of 3 refs actually understands the sport well enough to give points for octagon control.
The difference being that all the others were scared for their life and Silva was getting bored with his opponents. Look to GSP if you want a safe fighter who never risks.
It's a Greg Jackson tactic. Greg is trying to hog all the glory by showing his plans are better than a fighters skills.
Nick Diaz runs and runs and runs training for fights, but doesnt run when it comes time to fight...ie. the difference between Greg Jackson's fight plans. If it werent for GSP and Bones who are naturals, he'd be the most disliked coach in all of MMA and is in my book.
same here
Dana has been very critical of Greg Jackson in the past but the guy has an amazing record.
Clay guida is usually in your face the whole fight, I don't know what happened. When you watch the Fisher and stout fight and Matt Brown fight you realise how inactive the fight was.
I think clay guida needs to let the mad hair down.
I think there was more action backstage.
I think Guida knew he was getting closer to a title fight and simply tried to play safe and run the whole time assuming he would pull yet another decision. Glad Maynard came to fight and Ive been critical of Maynard in the past. He won some respect from me in this fight.
You're all retards. I told everyone of you several times over how much of a gay fest this fight was going to be and you all 'weaked' me. Horrible matchup, horrible fight. If I am going to buy into any hype at all it's going to be for gilbert melendez or eddie alvarez, not ****ing clay guida vs gray maynard.
Way to start off a conversation calling everyone retards. 2ndly, I dont remember ever seeing your prediction (I usually ignore immature angry children) I think most people expected some lay and prey seeing who the fighters were. Im sure your mother is proud "Dipstick"
The fight did suck, and Gray should be pissed, simple as that. If I wanted to see a little ape man with braided hair run around like he's strung out on crack for 25 minutes I would put Animal Planet on.
Guida should be fined big time. All he has proven is that he cannot hang with the division's elite fighters.
Can you say "Kalib Starnes"?? Where is he now?? Guida can join him if he wants to run like a little girl.