A lightweight scrap featuring former two-division UFC champion BJ Penn taking on fellow veteran Clay Guida took place on the prelims of tonight\u2019s UFC 237 event from Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n
Penn (16-13-2 MMA) was returning for the first time since \u00a0December\u2019s UFC 232 event in Los Angeles, where he suffered the first submission loss of his career to Ryan Hall.<\/p>\n
\u2018The Prodigy\u2019 entered tonight\u2019s contest looking to pick up his fist win since November of 2010, when he knocked out Matt Hughes in the pairs trilogy bout at UFC<\/a> 123.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Clay Guida (34-18 MMA) stepped foot in the\u00a0octagon<\/a> for the first time in eleven months this evening m. \u2018The Carpenter\u2019 suffered a submission loss to Charles Oliveira in his most recent effort at UFC 225. Prior to the setback, Guida had picked up wins over Joe Lauzon and Erik Koch respectively.<\/p>\n BJ Penn was able to find success in the opening round of the fight, finding a home for his jab on frequent occasion. Guida would utilize some hard leg kicks to turn the tide in round two, and eventually scored a late takedown. In the third and final round Penn would show is toughness by standing and trading with \u2018The Carpenter\u2019, but Guida ultimately landed the better volume of strikes in the final five minutes.<\/p>\n Clay Guida was awarded a unanimous decision victory over BJ Penn by the judges in attendance (29-28 x2, 29-27).<\/p>\n Check out how the pros reacted to Guida vs Penn below:<\/p>\n Penn is showing good speed and timing he can still box!#UFC237<\/a><\/p>\n — The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) May 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n