Following a unanimous choice loss to Rafa Garcia to open up the primary card at UFC Kansas Metropolis on Saturday night time, longtime organizational fighter Clay Guida did one thing that made UFC President Dana White actually uncomfortable.
Whereas Garcia was being interviewed contained in the octagon by former two-division champion turned commentator Daniel Cormier, Guida idly stoodby. Usually the shedding fighter exits the octagon until in fact they’re going to make a particular announcement.
With Clay Guida remaining contained in the cage and taking off his battle gloves, Cormier assumed that “the Carpenter” was retiring from the game simply as Ed Herman and Zak Cummings did earlier within the night time.
“I tricked you guys,” Guida mentioned to the viewers collect on the T-Cell Middle. “There ain’t no approach I’m strolling away but. I need to congratulate this younger man Rafa Garcia and I need to ask Rafa Garcia to commerce gloves with me as a result of that was a heck of a efficiency by him.”
On the occasion’s post-fight press convention, White addressed the state of affairs.
“That pissed me off truly, to be sincere with you,” White mentioned when reacting to Guida’s fakeout. “No, that pissed me off.
“I like [Clay Guida], he’s a pleasant man, however you’re faking your retirement so you’ll be able to say f****** joyful birthday to any person?”
“We’re operating a reside occasion right here, you already know what I imply?” White mentioned. “I used to be not joyful about that.
“He was saying joyful birthday to any person or one thing. That was not good.”
UFC Kansas Metropolis Outcomes beneath:
Important card (8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN+)
Max Holloway defeated Arnold Allen through unanimous choice (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
Edson Barboza defeated Billy Quarantillo through KO – Spherical 1, 2:37
Azamat Murzakanov defeated Dustin Jacoby through unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Ion Cutelaba defeated Tanner Boser through TKO – Spherical 1, 2:05
Pedro Munhoz defeated Chris Gutierrez through unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Rafa Garcia defeated Clay Guida through unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 5:30 p.m. ET)
Invoice Algeo defeated T.J. Brown through submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 2, 1:40
Brandon Royval defeated Matheus Nicolau through KO (knee to the pinnacle) – Spherical 1, 2:09
Zak Cummings defeated Ed Herman through TKO – Spherical 3, 4:13
Gillian Robertson defeated Piera Rodriguez through submission (armbar) – Spherical 2, 4:21
Daniel Zellhuber defeated Lando Vannata through unanimous choice (29-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Denise Gomes defeated Bruna Brasil through TKO – Spherical 2, 2:42
Gaston Bolanos defeated Aaron Phillips through unanimous choice (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Joselyne Edwards defeated Lucie Pudilova through break up choice (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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