A lightweight showdown between "The Ultimate Fighter 5" winner Nate Diaz (10-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and Clay Guida (24-9 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has been booked for "UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn II" according to GracieFighter.com, the official web site for Cesar Gracie's training camp.
An official announcement of the bout has yet to come from the organization.
Guida was unwilling to confirm the matchup when contacted by MMAjunkie.com (). "I haven't signed any contracts yet," Guida said. "But I am looking forward to fighting."
The bout was originally rumored for the Dec. 13 "The Ultimate Fighter 8" finale. A foot injury -- which "The Carpenter" refuses to acknowledge -- suffered by Guida put the matchup on hold until January.
"I don't really know anything about an injury," Guida said. "I've been training for quite some time now. Just getting ready for a fight."
When asked about a possible date for his return to the octagon, Guida was equally coy -- but noted a date that would seem consistent with the report from GracieFighter.com.
"We're shooting for some time in January," Guida said.
Diaz, still undefeated in the UFC, will be in action for the first time since a split-decision win over Josh Neer at September's UFC Fight Night 15. The 23-year-old also hold submission wins in the organization over Kurt Pellegrino, Alvin Robinson, Junior Assuncao and Manny Gamburyan.
Guida will be in search of his third win in a row after defeating Mac Danzig and Samy Schaivo in his only two bouts in 2008. The scrappy Guida had been been just 1-3 in his previous four bouts, including losses to Roger Huerta, Tyson Griffin and Din Thomas.
UFC 94 takes place Jan. 31 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The full card now includes:
MAIN CARD
* Welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre vs. lightweight champ B.J. Penn (for welterweight title)
* Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva
* Jon Fitch vs. Akihiro Gono
* Karo Parisyan vs. Dong Hyun Kim
* Stephan Bonnar vs. Jon Jones
PRELIMINARY CARD
* Nate Diaz vs. Clay Guida
* Manny Gamburyan vs. Thiago Tavares
* Jake O'Brien vs. Christian Wellisch
* Matt Arroyo vs. Dan Cramer
For the latest on UFC 94, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
An official announcement of the bout has yet to come from the organization.
Guida was unwilling to confirm the matchup when contacted by MMAjunkie.com (). "I haven't signed any contracts yet," Guida said. "But I am looking forward to fighting."
The bout was originally rumored for the Dec. 13 "The Ultimate Fighter 8" finale. A foot injury -- which "The Carpenter" refuses to acknowledge -- suffered by Guida put the matchup on hold until January.
"I don't really know anything about an injury," Guida said. "I've been training for quite some time now. Just getting ready for a fight."
When asked about a possible date for his return to the octagon, Guida was equally coy -- but noted a date that would seem consistent with the report from GracieFighter.com.
"We're shooting for some time in January," Guida said.
Diaz, still undefeated in the UFC, will be in action for the first time since a split-decision win over Josh Neer at September's UFC Fight Night 15. The 23-year-old also hold submission wins in the organization over Kurt Pellegrino, Alvin Robinson, Junior Assuncao and Manny Gamburyan.
Guida will be in search of his third win in a row after defeating Mac Danzig and Samy Schaivo in his only two bouts in 2008. The scrappy Guida had been been just 1-3 in his previous four bouts, including losses to Roger Huerta, Tyson Griffin and Din Thomas.
UFC 94 takes place Jan. 31 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The full card now includes:
MAIN CARD
* Welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre vs. lightweight champ B.J. Penn (for welterweight title)
* Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva
* Jon Fitch vs. Akihiro Gono
* Karo Parisyan vs. Dong Hyun Kim
* Stephan Bonnar vs. Jon Jones
PRELIMINARY CARD
* Nate Diaz vs. Clay Guida
* Manny Gamburyan vs. Thiago Tavares
* Jake O'Brien vs. Christian Wellisch
* Matt Arroyo vs. Dan Cramer
For the latest on UFC 94, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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