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Clay Guida Confirms Takanori Gomi Fight at UFC 125

(Over/under on how many times Joe Rogan will use the word "warrior" during the fight: 27. Photos courtesy of MMAWeekly)
During an appearance on ESPN 1000’s "MMA Tonight" on Sunday, UFC lightweight contender Clay Guida confirmed t…

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(Over/under on how many times Joe Rogan will use the word "warrior" during the fight: 27. Photos courtesy of MMAWeekly)

During an appearance on ESPN 1000’s "MMA Tonight" on Sunday, UFC lightweight contender Clay Guida confirmed that he’ll be facing Japanese legend Takanori Gomi at UFC 125 (January 1st, Las Vegas). Guida originally hinted at the matchup last month, when he tweeted that his next fight would be "a big one" against a guy with "ALOT of power in his hands." As the Carpenter told the hosts of MMA Tonight, "[Gomi was] One of my favorite fighters growing up watching MMA…I look up to him, and I’m going to look forward to picking him up off the ground after I ground and pound him into the canvas."

Guida has gone 2-0 this year, scoring submission victories against Shannon Gugerty and Rafael Dos Anjos. Though Gomi was choked out by Kenny Florian in his UFC debut in March, he roared back to relevance with a thunderous knockout of Tyson Griffin at UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko.

The current list of matchups that have been reported for UFC 125 is after the jump…

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Clay Guida Agrees to Face Takanori Gomi at UFC 125

Filed under: UFC, NewsThe major fights continue to come fast and furious from the UFC. UFC 125 has added a key lightweight tilt, with Clay Guida facing Takanori Gomi for the New Year’s Day show.

The fight had been rumored for some time, but Guida anno…

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The major fights continue to come fast and furious from the UFC. UFC 125 has added a key lightweight tilt, with Clay Guida facing Takanori Gomi for the New Year’s Day show.

The fight had been rumored for some time, but Guida announced it over the weekend on MMA Tonight on ESPN 1000 in Chicago.

“One of my favorite fighters growing up watching MMA,” Guida told the show’s hosts.”I look up to him, and I’m going to look forward to picking him up off the ground after I ground and pound him into the canvas.”

Must-See: Clay Guida’s Greatest Burps, Spinning Backfist Knockout in Women’s MMA Fight

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He did it again: Between rounds in his fight against Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC 117, Clay Guida unleashed his trademark Carpenter Burp. Notice how Guida does his best to ensure that the cutman is spared t…

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He did it again: Between rounds in his fight against Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC 117, Clay Guida unleashed his trademark Carpenter Burp. Notice how Guida does his best to ensure that the cutman is spared the rancid yogurt-and-Red Bull scent that is surely blasting out of his g.i. tract. That’s a courteous man right there. The definitive compilation of Clay’s UFC-era burps is above; if you enjoy this sort of thing, then enjoy. It’s definitely more fun than watching Kendall Grove pull strips of flesh out of a staph wound, Cabin Fever-style.

After the jump: Jenny Yum ruins Lindsay "Amazon Barbie" Jones’s night with a spinning backfist, at a Tuff-N-Uff event on Friday.

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UFC 117 Live Blog: Clay Guida vs. Rafael dos Anjos Updates

Filed under: UFCThis is the UFC 117 live blog for Clay Guida vs. Rafael dos Anjos, a lightweight bout on tonight’s pay-per-view from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.

Guida is coming off a win over Shannon Gugerty in March. Dos Anjos has won three s…

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This is the UFC 117 live blog for Clay Guida vs. Rafael dos Anjos, a lightweight bout on tonight’s pay-per-view from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.

Guida is coming off a win over Shannon Gugerty in March. Dos Anjos has won three straight fights in the UFC Octagon.

The live blog is below.

UFC 117: Clay Guida Beats Rafael dos Anjos

Filed under: UFC, NewsClay Guida earned a big come-from-behind victory Saturday night at UFC 117, struggling in the first round before coming back in the second and forcing Rafael dos Anjos to tap out in the third.

It wasn’t clear why dos Anjos tapped…

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Clay Guida earned a big come-from-behind victory Saturday night at UFC 117, struggling in the first round before coming back in the second and forcing Rafael dos Anjos to tap out in the third.

It wasn’t clear why dos Anjos tapped, but it appeared that he may have suffered a broken jaw. In a classy move, Guida offered his sympathy to dos Anjos after the fight and said he hoped dos Anjos wasn’t hurt.

UFC 117: Six Sub-Plots to Watch For

Filed under: UFCIf your interest in Saturday night’s UFC 117 doesn’t go past the middleweight title matchup between Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva, I suggest you either stop right here, because that’s the last mention of them in this story, or invest …

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If your interest in Saturday night’s UFC 117 doesn’t go past the middleweight title matchup between Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva, I suggest you either stop right here, because that’s the last mention of them in this story, or invest yourself further into the card by taking a look at other interesting possibilities.

We present a look at the top six sub-plots of UFC 117, from the forgotten to the ignored to the storylines that might emerge by the time the night wraps up. And what does Jake Shields have to do with any of this anyway?