Author: Tristen Critchfield

Twenty-one time Octagon veteran Clay Guida took home the largest payday from this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card, as “The Carpenter” garnered $100,000 for his unanimous decision triumph over Robbie Peralta ($18,000).

Dustin Poirier had a successful featherweight run in the UFC, compiling an 8-3 record and breaking into the division’s top 10 in the process.

The first emotion Al Iaquinta experienced following his bout with Jorge Masvidal was not relief at having escaped with a controversial split-decision victory in the UFC Fight Night “Mendes vs. Lamas” co-main event.

Chad Mendes may be 0-2 against reigning featherweight king Jose Aldo, but the Team Alpha Male product is still very much a part of the division’s title picture.

Chad Mendes didn’t need to work overtime to dispatch Ricardo Lamas, but he was nonetheless handsomely compensated for his efforts.

In recent months, Joe Schilling has made a splash in both the Bellator MMA cage and the Glory kickboxing ring.

Cage Fury Fighting Championships welterweight titlist Jonavin Webb has signed with the UFC and will make his Octagon debut against Kyle Noke on May 10.

Niklas Backstrom will meet Noad Lahat in a featherweight showdown at UFC Fight Night “Gustafsson vs. Teixeira” on June 20.

The Legacy Fighting Championship 41 main event is official, as both Daniel Pineda and Jonny Carson hit their contracted marks at Thursday’s weigh-ins.

Despite what UFC President Dana White might say, don’t rule out a Georges St. Pierre comeback just yet.