Eradicating gloves after a combat is usually the signal that somebody is about to name it a profession.
That’s precisely what it appeared like Clay Guida was doing after he misplaced a lopsided resolution to Rafa Garcia within the opening bout on the UFC Kansas City important card. Guida pulled off his gloves and stayed within the cage throughout Garcia’s interview, which led to Daniel Cormier approaching him beneath the idea that Cormier was about to permit the UFC Corridor of Famer a possibility to announce his retirement from the game.
As an alternative, Cormier heard precisely the alternative.
“I tricked you guys,” Guida stated to the gang. “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.”
Guida then went onto provide a number of pleased birthday messages, together with one directed at his mom, who was in attendance for his combat on Saturday.
That heartfelt message could have made Guida appear like a great son, nevertheless it didn’t precisely endear him to Dana White, as a result of the UFC president was not in the least pleased that the published acquired hijacked beneath false pretenses.
“That pissed me off really, to be trustworthy with you,” White stated 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 possibly can say f****** pleased birthday to any individual?”
Guida wasn’t alone, as a result of Bill Algeo additionally did one thing comparable simply earlier than taking a shot on the crowd in Kansas Metropolis.
In his case, Algeo simply completed T.J. Brown with a rear-naked choke submission, which capped off a Combat of the Evening efficiency, so he was already being afforded a post-fight interview.
Algeo, who’s from simply exterior Philadelphia, used his microphone time as a slight little bit of payback after his Eagles misplaced to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs within the Tremendous Bowl.
In the meantime, Guida solely acquired the possibility to speak as a result of all indicators pointed in the direction of him hanging up the gloves, and as an alternative he was simply making an attempt to attain an interview of his personal.
“We’re operating a reside occasion right here, you realize what I imply?” White stated. “I used to be not pleased about that.
“He was saying pleased birthday to any individual or one thing. That was not good.”
