UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn is not retiring just yet.
A lightweight bout between Penn (16-13-2 MMA, 12-12-2 UFC) and Clay Guida (34-18 MMA, 14-12 UFC) is the latest addition to May’s UFC 237 lineup in Brazil.
MMAjunkie on Wednesday confirmed the matchup with a person close to the situation following an initial report from MMAFighting.com. The person request anonymity because the fight has not been officially announced.
UFC 237 takes place May 11 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass.
Penn, 40, will bring a six-fight losing skid into UFC 237. That’s tied for the longest stretch of defeats in company history, and the former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion will look to avoid taking sole possession of the record. He most recently fought at UFC 232 in December and suffered a first-round submission loss to Ryan Hall.
“The Prodigy” last earned a victory in November 2010 when he knocked out fellow UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes in just 21 seconds at UFC 123.
Penn will look to get back on track against Guida, 37, who will return from an 11-month layoff following a submission loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 225 in June. Prior to that, Guida earned a knockout of fellow veteran lightweight Joe Lauzon.
The latest UFC 237 card now includes:
- Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade – for strawweight title
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Ryan Spann
- Jared Cannonier vs. Anderson Silva
- Irene Aldana vs. Bethe Correia
- Jose Aldo vs. Alex Volkanovski
- Clay Guida vs. B.J. Penn
For more on UFC 237, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
