Guida vs. Pettis Planned for Spring

[EmpireWF]

http://www.heavy.com/mma/2011/01/guida-vs-pettis-targeted-for-ufc-130-or-131/

SHOWTIME vs. THE CARPENTER

A lightweight bout between Clay Guida and final WEC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is being targeted for UFC 130 or UFC 131.

Sources close the bout informed Heavy.com of the news on Monday night.

Pettis was scheduled to receive a UFC title shot against the winner of the Frankie Edgar/Gray Maynard bout from UFC 125. The fight ended in a draw, however, and Pettis was removed from the title shot in favor of a third bout between Edgar and Maynard. Pettis opted to take a fight instead of waiting on the sidelines for eight to ten months.

Guida is coming off a submission victory over Takanori Gomi at UFC 125. The popular lightweight has strung together three straight victories and is nearing title contention for the first time in his UFC tenure.

Should be fun

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

What a joke. Clay is gonna boring decision him and Pettis will never get the shot he truthfully deserves.

 

[Liquidrob]

What a joke. Clay is gonna boring decision him and Pettis will never get the shot he truthfully deserves.

plus its a 3 round fight, the guy is a champ, fight should be 5 rounds

In a 3 round fight Guida will jump around a lot and try and get a TD at the end of each round to 'win'

I will routing for Pettis to KO him

 

[EmpireWF]

plus its a 3 round fight, the guy is a champ, fight should be 5 rounds

In a 3 round fight Guida will jump around a lot and try and get a TD at the end of each round to 'win'

I will routing for Pettis to KO him

It wouldn't be a WEC title fight. So why would you expect it to be 5 rounds?

truthfully deserves blahblahblah

 

[Liquidrob]

The guy is a champ in there org (Zuffa)

Aldo was just awarded the UFC FW belt while never fighting in the UFC, why is Pettis different? He should be fighting for the title against the champ, Frankie Edgar

Maynard can fight the winner after that

 

[EmpireWF]

The guy is a champ in there org (Zuffa)

Aldo was just awarded the WEC FW belt while never fighting in the UFC, why is Pettis different? He should be fighting for the title against the champ, Frankie Edgar

Maynard can fight the winner after that

Aldo was awarded the UFC FW belt and Cruz was awarded the UFC BW belt because they are the champions of the new division. Pettis is just the last WEC champ, the title is dead. Same as it was when Hendo defended the PRIDE belts against Rampage and Silva.

As for Maynard/Pettis, you can argue for either man. Hopefully Edgar & Pettis win b/c that would be a fun fight. However, Edgar/Maynard have unfinished business (hey, there's the PPV name )

 

[Liquidrob]

Still makes no sense, Pettis is the WEC Zuffa champ, he won the title

Aldo and Cruz have never fought in the UFC and are champs, Pettis should be fighting for the title

A draw for a title fights means the champ keeps the belt, Edgar is the champ of the UFC, Pettis is the champ of the WEC, let them fight now, now Pettis goes from champ to fighting Guida in the 3 round fight

 

[EmpireWF]

Still makes no sense, Pettis is the WEC Zuffa champ, he won the title

Aldo and Cruz have never fought in the UFC and are champs, Pettis should be fighting for the title

A draw for a title fights means the champ keeps the belt, Edgar is the champ of the UFC, Pettis is the champ of the WEC, let them fight now, now Pettis goes from champ to fighting Guida in the 3 round fight

Aldo & Cruz are the champions of new divisions in UFC. Pettis joined an existing division.

Your look at the draw is one reasonable way of looking at it. Another is, a draw leaves both fighters in a place where they REALLY want to kick the others ass in a 3rd fight. Unsettled business, etc. All Pettis has to do to get the title shot now is, win one fight.

 

[SHOGUN]

Disappointing.

He should get first crack the belt after Maynard/Edgar III.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

Still makes no sense, Pettis is the WEC Zuffa champ, he won the title

Aldo and Cruz have never fought in the UFC and are champs, Pettis should be fighting for the title

A draw for a title fights means the champ keeps the belt, Edgar is the champ of the UFC, Pettis is the champ of the WEC, let them fight now, now Pettis goes from champ to fighting Guida in the 3 round fight

Dont feed the Zombie, he cant comprehend whats wrong with all this. He proved that already.

 

[Primetime]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmNg-okEkfI[/ame]

 

[EmpireWF]

So, they went back on their word about Pettis getting a guaranteed shot.

And?

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

So, they went back on their word about Pettis getting a guaranteed shot.

And?

And Zuffa tells you its ok, so you believe them. You should be a Zuffa mascot.

 

[EmpireWF]

And Zuffa tells you its ok, so you believe them. You should be a Zuffa mascot.

I'd rather see Edgar/Maynard 3 right now so who cares if it's "okay." Acting like Pettis' one shot at glory was shot in the head. All the guy has to do to get the shot is beat Guida. If he can't, shouldn't be in the title picture anyway.

 

[Primetime]

I feel for Pettis, but as a fan, I'd rather see Maynard/Edgar 3. Also very interested in seeing Guida/Pettis so it's a win-win for me.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

I'd rather see Edgar/Maynard 3 right now so who cares if it's "okay." Acting like Pettis' one shot at glory was shot in the head. All the guy has to do to get the shot is beat Guida. If he can't, shouldn't be in the title picture anyway.

Pettis already did what he has to do to "get his shot", or unify the title as it SHOULD fucking be. Pettis was supposed to fight the UFC Lightweight champion following the Frankie Edgar/Gray Maynard fight, the champ is Frankie Edgar. Theres absolutely no reason for him not to get his deserved shot first. He did what was asked of him already.

Its alarming how dumb you can be in not understand the fuck job Pettis is receiving. Of course he has to play company guy and smile about it, but anyone with a brain knows hes getting royally screwed here. Hes likely inferior to many of the top lightweights already on the UFC roster, and is likely gonna get decisioned by Guida, and will then get lost in the shuffle and never get another chance. A possible once in a life time opportunity has been snatched from him.

Yeah, "who cares" about doing the right thing. Not Zuffa, or their Zombies.

 

[EmpireWF]

lol

Things change. Nobody expected Edgar/Maynard 2 to finish in a draw. It was expected we'd have a definitive winner and when there was none, plans altered. Big deal.

It's not about the supposed "right thing." If it were, Fitch would already have had a rematch with GSP.

Unlike you, I think Pettis stands a good chance against Guida. He can win, then get his shot later in the year. If he loses, he's young enough to where he has plenty of time to put a winning streak together and get a shot that way.

Stop being so thick & acting like he's about to die and his one chance at glory is gone forever.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

lol

Things change. Nobody expected Edgar/Maynard 2 to finish in a draw. It was expected we'd have a definitive winner and when there was none, plans altered. Big deal.

It's not about the supposed "right thing." If it were, Fitch would already have had a rematch with GSP.

Unlike you, I think Pettis stands a good chance against Guida. He can win, then get his shot later in the year. If he loses, he's young enough to where he has plenty of time to put a winning streak together and get a shot that way.

Stop being so thick & acting like he's about to die and his one chance at glory is gone forever.

Lol @ me being the thick one. You got Dana's thickness firmly implanted in your mouth, son.

Even if Pettis does win, the whole situation is horse shit. Saying "things change" means nothing. Nothing you have said is relevant or changes the fact that Pettis is getting screwed. They better let Pettis come out rocking that WEC title too, hes a rightful Zuffa champion right now, you should recognize that Zombie boy.

 

[EmpireWF]

what's Dana have to do with Edgar/Maynard 3 being the way to go?

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

what's Dana have to do with Edgar/Maynard 3 being the way to go?

LOL. bama: