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Clay Guida got back on the winning track with a unanimous decision win over Tatsuya Kawajiri in the co-main of UFC Fight Night: Abu Dhabi Friday. Guida won the bout with scores of 30-27 on all three judges' scorecards.
Of the two scrappy featherweights, Guida struck first, landing a big right hand that floored Kawajiri. The Japanese legend hung tough as Guida then took his back, and avoided giving up a submission. Kawajiri fought back with shoulder lock and arm bar attempts but Guida fended those submissions off before taking the back again.
Kawajiri managed to score a take down before getting caught in a Kimura shoulder lock hold of his own to close the first round. The two engaged in a close grappling war in the second round, which Guida edged out with takedowns and effective scrambling.
In the third, Guida landed more strikes on the feet and scored a big slam. Kawajiri refused to give in and threatened with a guillotine choke and heel hook attempt.
Guida escaped both and walked away with the win.
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Well, at least he's got that going for him. UFC president Dana White has said that Georges St. Pierre's latest surgery will be covered by the UFC's fighter insurance, even though "Rush" is not actively fighting at this time. The longtime UFC welterweight champion stepped away from MMA competition last year because he needed to recharge.
He continued to work out in the gym and managed to tear the ACL in his right knee. Back in 2011, St. Pierre tore the ACL in his left knee, forcing him out of competition for over a year.
If St. Pierre is to ever return to fighting, he'd have to clear this latest arduous hurdle first. For all the stress and pain this serious knee injury must be causing GSP, at least he won't have to pay for the surgery and rehab out of pocket.
?We have health insurance for the guys,? White told MMAjunkie in a recent interview.
?[St. Pierre's surgery] should be covered even if the contract is frozen. He?s still under contract; he?s still a UFC fighter.?
Representatives for St. Pierre provided confirmation to MMA Junkie that the fighter's surgery will be covered by his UFC medical insurance. White went on to say that he has not spoken with the French Canadian fighter since this latest injury.
White and St. Pierre have appeared to be at odds since St. Pierre's announcement that he was stepping away from fighting. In the past,
?I haven?t spoken to GSP,? White said.
?He blew his ACL, and last time he blew his ACL he was out for a year and two months. So that?s no fun for him.?
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UFC president Dana White recently said that he offered retired former two-time welterweight title challenger Nick Diaz a fight with Hector Lombard. According to White, Diaz was interested in the bout but then never got back to him. In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Nick confirmed that story, but added some crucial details.
"All I said was, 'What am I getting paid?' And he said, 'Let me check your contract.' And the last text I got from him was what I would be fighting for. I didn't consider fighting for that kind of money. I didn't say anything back to him, right, but usually that means something. I'm not considering even for a second fighting any of those guys for less than $500,000. There's no way," Diaz explained.
Diaz last fought in March, 2013, when he unsuccessfully challenged then-champion Georges St. Pierre for his welterweight title. Diaz retired for the second time in three fights after that one, but so far, has stuck to that status, with the occassional teases.
"I'm retired. Completely retired. Unless the UFC wants to renegotiate for something I'm happy with or I'm going to be fighting for the world title, which is obviously going to be for something I'm happy with because I'll make a ton of money," Diaz went on.
The Stockton fighter says that paying him more would be a win all-around. He'd get more money, the UFC would get a draw and the fans would have their bad boy back.
"The UFC wants me to fight. The people want me to fight. I don't want me to fight. So if we're going to need me to fight, we're going to have to work out the right deal," he said.
Do you think the UFC should renegotiate Diaz' contract to bring him out of retirement? Let us know in the comments section.
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This weekend, Fabricio Werdum will look to move one step closer to challenging for the UFC heavyweight title when he meets Travis Browne in the main event of UFC on FOX 11 from Orlando. Back in 2010, Werdum served notice to future opponents that he is the real deal when he submitted Fedor Emelianenko while […]
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