Two UFC veterans are set to face off against each other on May 11 at UFC 237 when Clay “The Carpenter” Guida takes on former lightweight champion B.J. Penn.
This will be the first time the pair will meet inside the Octagon -- or in any MMA bout for that matter -- even though both have competed in the UFC for well over a decade and have over 40 UFC bouts between them. Guida claims he didn’t hesitate to accept the fight when the UFC matchmakers called but said he was surprised to hear that the former champ Penn has not won a fight since his win over Matt Hughes at UFC 123 in November 2010.