The MMA Quickie (With 100% Less Innuendo)

A Clay Guida Interview, here’s the highlights:

TK: What are your thoughts on your upcoming opponent Roger Huerta?
CG: He’s a tough kid, as advertised. I definitely think I’ve fought better competition than him, but he’s fought some tough dudes, is very athletic, and keeps a high pace. I hope and expect he’ll be in tip top shape. That’s the only way I want it too. When I win, people won’t be able to say it was a fluke or Roger was a flash in the pan. It’s going to be “game on” for sure.

TK: Do you have any advice for young fighters trying to make it?
CG: Don’t do what I did. If you look at my record, I fought like 13 times in one year without the kind of training I have now. My brother and I went into fighting head first, we didn’t know any better. Now I realize that you have to have time to analyze your fights and make improvements. I’d recommend fighters to fight a little less often, train more often and just have fun.

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Yushin Signs with… THE UFC?

They must be offering him a title shot at some point, since they relegated him to the undercard, I don’t see any reason why he’d stick around. This really torpedoes my Okami jokes, but what can you do. The UFC must want Anderson to pull a Chuck Liddell, and attempt to avenge all of his losses. Lets just make sure he can get through Dan Henderson first.

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Jon Fitch Rumored to Fight Akihiro Gono?

Say it isn’t so. What does Jon Fitch have to do to get a respectable match? He fought through Thunder and Lightning (Diego), and is on a 7 and 0 streak in the UFC. The other rumor is that it might be Karo Parysian. If you ever wanted to have a number TWO contender, it would be this match. I’m not saying Gono isn’t good, he just hasn’t been in the UFC long enough to warrant a match with someone like Fitch, especially when that division is so stacked. Put Gono in there with Koscheck.

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