Lightweight veterans Clay Guida, Michael Johnson clash at Super Bowl weekend UFC Fight Night
Despite having UFC careers spanning more than a decade, Clay Guida and Michael Johnson have never fought. But that changes in February.
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More than 50 fights of UFC experience will collide inside the octagon in February when lightweight veterans Clay Guida and Michael Johnson link up inside the octagon.
A matchup between the two longtime lightweights, both of whom also have fought at featherweight, goes down at a UFC Fight Night on Feb. 6. The card not have an official location, venue or broadcast plans yet.
MMA Junkie confirmed the matchup between Guida (35-20 MMA, 15-14 UFC) and Johnson (19-16 MMA, 11-12 UFC) with multiple people close to the situation, who requested anonymity because the UFC has yet to make an official announcement.
Guida, 38, has dropped three of his past four fights, with the lone triumph in that stretch coming against UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn. “The Carpenter” lost a unanimous decision to Bobby Green in his most recent outing at UFC on ESPN 11 in June.
Johnson, 34, will attempt to snap a three-fight losing skid. “The Menace,” who owns notable wins over Dustin Poirier, Tony Ferguson and Edson Barboza, has not had his hand raised since beating Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night 138 in October 2018.
The latest lineup for UFC’s Feb. 6 event includes:
- Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov
- Macy Chiasson vs. Marion Reneau
- Molly McCann vs. Lara Procopio
- Macy Chiasson vs. Marion Reneau
- Aliaskhab Khizriev vs. Wellington Turman
- Julio Arce vs. Timur Valiev
- Seungwoo Choi vs. Steven Peterson
- Clay Guida vs. Michael Johnson