B.J. Penn’s skid continued on Saturday when he left the cage winless for an eighth consecutive fight in a loss to Clay Guida at UFC 237.
The UFC Hall of Famer and former two-division titleholder Penn (16-14-2 MMA, 12-13-2 UFC) suffered a record seventh consecutive octagon defeat when he fell short against Guida (35-18 MMA, 15-12 UFC) by unanimous decision in the lightweight bout, which took place at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro and aired on ESPN.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Penn’s loss to Guida at UFC 237.
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#UFC237 prelims shift to ESPN and the first of four fights sees UFC Hall of Famer @BJPennDotCom meet fellow vet @ClayGuida in a lightweight bout.
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/GmiyaAbfoX pic.twitter.com/DJiT9YU4UA
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) May 12, 2019
#UFC237 Closing Betting Odds: Clay Guida (-700) vs. B.J. Penn (+500) 💵 @UFCFightPass @ufc @Jon_Anik @DominickCruz @dc_mma @espn @MMAOddsBreaker
— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) May 12, 2019
DC on Penn: “It sounds like he’s training.”
Oh, good. #UFC237
— David Bixenspan (@davidbix) May 12, 2019
Guida is winging wild hooks and missing. A short left hook from Penn rocks Guida briefly #UFC237
— Sherdog by Mandatory (@sherdogdotcom) May 12, 2019
Wrestle
— Julie Kedzie (@julesk_fighter) May 12, 2019
BJ looks significantly more comfortable out there
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) May 12, 2019
Penn is looking, dare I say it, "motivated!" #ufc237 pic.twitter.com/lzuGaGk1sA
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) May 12, 2019
Did BJ Penn just win a round in 2019? #UFC237
— E. Spencer Kyte (@spencerkyte) May 12, 2019
Clay Guida with zero takedown attempts in round one. pic.twitter.com/vINZNnXhSY
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) May 12, 2019
Dude! Penn looks composed, prepared, confident. He's being very efficient in his strikes. Best he's looked in a long time. 10-9, Penn. #UFC237
— Gorgeous George (@MMAjunkieGeorge) May 12, 2019
Penn is showing good speed and timing he can still box!#UFC237
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) May 12, 2019
Guida eats a left hook, lands a low kick. Guida really jumping into the pocket. Left hook from Guida. Penn lands a right. #UFC237
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) May 12, 2019
Guida is having success with his low kicks. It's slowing down the movement of Penn. #UFC237
— Rob Tatum (@RobTatum303) May 12, 2019
Bj has that laser jab going , he does look a lot better in this fight compared to others of recent #UFCBrazil
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) May 12, 2019
This is a pretty good fight, much better than I expect, and the fans are booing… #UFC237
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) May 12, 2019
Annnnnd BJ is gassed
— Jed Meshew II (@JedKMeshew) May 12, 2019
Clay need to go ahead and chop the mop. The bald spots aren’t a good look
— Eryk Anders (@erykanders) May 12, 2019
BJ Penn had a "good" start (compared to expectations), but looks completely tired after the second round. Clay Guida controlling the action in the second, hurting Penn.
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) May 12, 2019
A good jab can hide a lot of disadvantages
— Julie Kedzie (@julesk_fighter) May 12, 2019
Another big shot from Guida catches Penn off balance and sends him to the mat for a moment. #UFC237
— Rob Tatum (@RobTatum303) May 12, 2019
It may not be completely obvious to an untrained eye, but I do feel that Penn's lost a step.
— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) May 12, 2019
Guida’s cardio is still insane after all these years
— Sean McCorkle (@BigSexyMcCorkle) May 12, 2019
Penn's toughness is still there. So is Guida's cardio. That was probably a better fight than we had any right to expect.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) May 12, 2019
Great show of respect by Clay Guida after what may be BJ Penn's last UFC appearance.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) May 12, 2019
Guida wins a unanimous decision. He simply had more sustained commitment to the fight. Penn is pining for a rally, but only worsens the condition he's running from.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) May 12, 2019
With his seventh consecutive loss, B.J. Penn takes sole possession of the record for longest losing skid in UFC history. #UFC237
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) May 12, 2019
please BJ retire you got nothing to prove! 😞
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) May 12, 2019
DUDE!! How is @clayguida STILL talking?!?!? #UFC237
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) May 12, 2019
Clay Guida wants you to know he loves your mom. #ufc237 pic.twitter.com/5JVInPyC6l
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) May 12, 2019
@bjpenndotcom still an all time great! One of my first favorite fighters 🙏🏼
— Jeremy Kennedy (@JeremyKennedyWC) May 12, 2019
Official: Clay Guida set a new personal-best for significant strikes landed in a UFC/WEC/Strikeforce fight with 80 vs. BJ Penn. His previous best was 62 in a losing effort against Brian Ortega. #UFC237
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) May 12, 2019
He has got nothing to lose either. Soldier on soldier!
Zero concussive KOs on record. Some repetitive blows yes. But zero lights out.
There are fighters with way worse on the clock, way more mental issues, and are paraded to continue.
People in this game are fools.
Blind sheep.— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) May 12, 2019
#UFC237 results: @ClayGuida def. B.J. Penn via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/GmiyaAbfoX pic.twitter.com/la7j4gj6lv
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) May 12, 2019
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