Gray Maynard and Clay Guida might just be the best lightweights in the world not named Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson.
It was Maynard who fell short to Edgar when the belt was on the line, and Guida who faltered to Henderson when a shot at the belt was on the line.
Neither scenario is in play Friday when Maynard and Guida meet in the headliner of UFC on FX 4, but that doesn’t mean the winner is far away from a No. 1 contender’s position.