{"id":54727,"date":"2013-03-19T09:50:56","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T16:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=54727"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:14:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:14:13","slug":"darren-elkins-replaces-clay-guida-meets-chad-mendes-at-ufc-on-fox-7-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/darren-elkins-replaces-clay-guida-meets-chad-mendes-at-ufc-on-fox-7-ufc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Darren Elkins replaces Clay Guida, meets Chad Mendes at UFC on FOX 7 | UFC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/elkins-wins1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26886\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/elkins-wins1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDarren Elkins (16-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) improved to 5-0 as a UFC featherweight this past weekend at UFC 158, as he defeated Antonio Carvalho via first round TKO.<\/p>\n<p>Coming away victorious and unscathed in Montreal allowed Elkins to step in for the injured Clay Guida to now meet Chad Mendes (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at UFC on FOX 7 next month.<\/p>\n<p>Elkins&#8217; win over Carvalho marked his first stoppage victory as a featherweight, this after reeling off four straight unanimous-decision wins. 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