In a battle between two of the more senior members of the UFC roster, Clay Guida came out on top in dramatic fashion on Saturday night. ‘The Carpenter,’ who turns 40 in three days, survived an early onslaught from 41-year-old Leonardo Santos in round one of their UFC Vegas 44 fight and eventually snatched a rear-naked choke submission in round two.
It was Guida’s first submission win in nearly 11 years, for which he deservedly won a performance bonus. In his next assignment, he wants to run it back with one of the sport’s biggest stars today.