News Clay Guida removed from UFC roster

[Gundarmyx]

Finally! Good riddance

 

[VinceArch]

Oh well.

 

[whocares]

Replaced by Mugazat Bogmirasharipov

 

[PrideNverDies]

The end of an era

It was a helluva run

 

[TGArthur]

His energy will be missed and he produced some of the most exciting fights in the UFC, but why do I have a bad feeling he will try going to a smaller org to continue getting his head smashed until he can barely put together a sentence.

 

[The Big Babou]

He was in the ufc for almost 19 years, the level of difficulty to stay at that level for that long is crazy

There's levels to this sh!t

 

[BEATDOWNS]

BTW I just learned that Alvey took a retirement fight, and won in the last minute of the 3rd, against a 6-11 (now 8-17!) jabroni . . . just too good to be true.

Bruh Smiling Sam is the Karate Combat HW champ on a 4 fight win streak put some respect on his name.

 

[felmmando]

I'll miss him. A little.

 

[Legendary]

I feel like Clays prime was well over 10 years ago. None the less I wish him the best. Definitely a fun fighter who mainly had great fights.

 

[Lycandroid]

Stayed way too long, his last good fight was over ten years ago.

 

[Pierced7681]

If Clay Guida had agreed his last fight was gonna be his retirement fight then UFC would've given him a proper sendoff video etc.

Same as Arlovski. Bow out gracefully and you'll get a nice ending. If you claw and hold on until the final moment and not accept it is the end then you're gonna get what you're gonna get. There's no reason to have much sympathy.

Guida & Arlovski both had their chance to get a good exit like Robbie Lawler & even Michelle Robertson and they didn't want it.

Yea this is true, Guida also made an ass of himself by faking a retirement so he could get some mic time previously, Dana wasn’t thrilled with him for it

 

[HHJ]

Godspeed, Carpenter. Stay away from bareknuckle and enjoy your retirement.

Has he retired?? or did he just leave UFC? I guess we may get clued in if they give him a package on saturday.

 

[AmonTobin]

Has he retired?? or did he just leave UFC? I guess we may get clued in if they give him a package on saturday.

I just saw this thread. Haven’t had time to look into it but I wish him well. Ya I hope they pay their respects if he is retiring.

 

[GIBLERTBAPTISTA]

Wins over BJ Penn, Gomi, Pettis, RDA, Thomson, Kawajiri and Nate Diaz.

GOAT LW

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Very touching how they gave him such a lovely send off.

The way the UFC shows reverence for the sports past is why even new fans feel so proud, like they are part of something much greater than themselves.
Something which will last long after any of us here are gone.
Something beautiful and venerable.

They probably offer him the chance to retire in the cage if he wants, but it would be awkward to release him and play him a video package if he doesn't want to retire.

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

Hespect, dude had a long career

 

[Captain Herb]

Clay Guida? If you told me 10 years ago that he retired, I wouldn't think twice about it. The dude must be ancient

 

[Ibm]

Pretty unfair imo, despite him losing he always brings it and fills seats. Im shocked they released him.

 

[The_Renaissance]

End of an era, always had a soft spot for Clay as when I first started watching I was struck how this didnt look like your typical MMA fighter, just some dude you'd see at a rock club.

Also props to coming out to Refused and having a few all-time wars. Respect.

 

[Makani]

Was only exciting when he was getting his ass beat, but that did happen quite a bit over a long and storied career.