The UFC took no breaks as it presented UFC Vegas 52 aka UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Lemos live from the UFC Apex. With a pivotal women’s strawweight bout serving as the headliner, the card also featured the legend & entertaining lightweight fighter Clay Guida taking on the young & firing Claudio Puelles.
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Featuring as the co-main event, the bout between Guida and Puelles didn’t disappoint.
Coming off a win over Leonardo Santos in his last fight, Guida looked eager to get his hand raised. However, Puelles, who was riding a four-fight winning streak, had other plans. He defeated Guida via a knee-bar submission, increased his winning streak to five, and improved to 12-2-0.
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The contest left MMA fighters and fans in awe, and they reacted to the same on Twitter.
Fans react to the co-main event of UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Lemos
The veteran Guida, who fought his fifty-ninth MMA fight, took on a 26-year-old sensation with huge momentum. The record submission win, from Puelles, stunned the MMA community.
Co-main event time ⏰@ClayGuida vs @Prince_Of_Peru goes down NOW!
[ #UFCVegas52 | LIVE on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/thxZ1TCESX— UFC (@ufc) April 24, 2022
Legend.
[ @ClayGuida | #UFCVegas52 ] pic.twitter.com/9qeMfdhzsJ— UFC (@ufc) April 24, 2022
Brotherly tradition 💥 #UFCVegas52 pic.twitter.com/qjqTzknGtV
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 24, 2022
Talk about a pair of all time walkouts.
Claudio Puelles to "Fear of the Dark" by Iron Maiden
Clay Guida to "My Hero" by Foo Fighters#UFCVegas52
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) April 24, 2022
Clay with his hair tied up 👀 #UFCVegas51
— Morning Kombat (@morningkombat) April 24, 2022
I love me some Clay Guida. But I’m telling y’all. Claudio is goood! Solid everywhere. #UFCvegas52
— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) April 24, 2022
Yup, he's the only fighter to even have two, much less three
— Alexander K Lee (@AlexanderKLee) April 24, 2022
Claudio Puelles submits Clay Guida with his third kneebar finish in UFC competition, a company record. Man is dangerous. #UFCVegas52
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) April 24, 2022
50 Gs baby! #ufcvegas52
— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) April 24, 2022
Peligro peruano pic.twitter.com/NuZ9ptwRZr
— Danny Segura (@dannyseguratv) April 24, 2022
Just had a couple buddies text me and say they cashed on Puelles and the sub prop. That feels so damn good to hear. Thanks for reading if you did. I'm not going to get every pick right but hitting a +400 sub prop and seeing my friends cash on it feels really good! #UFCVegas52
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) April 24, 2022
Incredible that Puelles claims to not even practice his go-to submission, which also just so happens to be one of the traditionally lowest-percentage submissions regardless of division, being the kneebar. Like, what? Lol. #UFCVegas52
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) April 24, 2022
Also, Puelles is making the most out of his post-fight interview. Calls out Twitter for no verification badge and throws his hat in the ring for a commentary job.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) April 24, 2022
Some impressive company for @Prince_Of_Peru 👀 #UFCVegas52 pic.twitter.com/RIc5iUrACv
— UFC (@ufc) April 24, 2022
That was the fastest knee bar transition I’ve ever seen!!! Impressive!!!
— Raquel Pennington (@RockyPMMA) April 24, 2022
Claudio Puelles. Slick, SLICK kneebar on Clay Guida. Three of those finishes in the UFC now. Dude’s fun to watch on the ground.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 24, 2022
Clay is a legend always. Puelles is a dangerous dude.
— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) April 24, 2022
Someone tag @elonmusk and tell him to give Claudio Puelles his verification check.
— Flyin’ Brian J (@FlyinBrianJ) April 24, 2022
This bout was a great showing of Puelles soaking in the pressure against a veteran like Guida and sticking to his best weapons to get the win.
What’s next for Clay Guida and Claudio Puelles?
The former Strikeforce lightweight champion and a staple in the UFC’s lightweight division already has a Hall of Fame career. Even though ‘The Carpenter’ is in the twilight of his career, he always gives tough times to his opponents. This makes him a great litmus test for upcoming lightweight fighters.
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With his resume, ‘The Carpenter’ can retire anytime he wants and depart with an iconic career behind him. However, as he has always bounced back from a defeat, the fight fans could see him taking on another up-and-coming fighter soon.
For Puelles, the future is bright in the lightweight division. With his five-fight win streak, the graph is only going upward. That said, he has a long list of very formidable opponents waiting for him in the top 15.
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