Clay Collard was born on March 10,1993 and is an American professional mixed martial artist and boxer.
24 Facts About Clay Collard
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Clay Collard currently competes in the lightweight division of the Professional Fighters League.
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Clay Collard attended Emery High School, where he lettered in wrestling.
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Clay Collard took his first and only amateur mixed martial arts bout less than two weeks after his 18th birthday.
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Clay Collard won the bout via 12-second knockout and subsequently turned professional to fight the next weekend.
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Clay Collard made his promotional debut on August 23,2014 as a short notice replacement against Max Holloway at UFC Fight Night 49, replacing an injured Mirsad Bektic.
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Clay Collard next faced Alex White on December 6,2014 at UFC 181.
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Clay Collard faced Gabriel Benitez on June 13,2015 at UFC 188.
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Clay Collard was expected to face Andre Fili on September 5,2015 at UFC 191.
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Clay Collard lost the fight by split decision and was released from the promotion.
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Clay Collard was expected to headline LFA 75 against Arthur Estrazulas on September 6,2019 but withdrew from the bout due to a short notice call from the UFC.
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However, on the fight week news surfaced that Clay Collard withdrew from the fight due to an undisclosed reason and was replaced by promotional newcomer Khama Worthy.
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In March 2020, Clay Collard signed with Professional Fighters League and competes in the lightweight division.
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Clay Collard was expected to participate in the season 2020 but due to COVID-19 pandemic the league cancelled the whole season.
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Clay Collard made his PFL debut against Anthony Pettis on April 23,2021 at PFL 1.
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Clay Collard won the bout via unanimous decision, out boxing Pettis throughout the bout.
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Clay Collard faced Joilton Lutterbach at PFL 4 on June 10,2021.
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Clay Collard faced Raush Manfio in the semifinals of the Lightweight tournament on August 13,2021 at PFL 7.
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Clay Collard faced Jeremy Stephens on April 20,2022 at PFL 1.
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Clay Collard faced Alexander Martinez on June 17,2022 at PFL 4.
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Clay Collard faced Yamato Nishikawa on April 14,2023 at PFL 3.
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Clay Collard was scheduled to face Stevie Ray on June 23,2023 at PFL 6.
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Clay Collard was initially training boxing only to improve his offensive striking skills for mixed martial arts.
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Clay Collard made his professional boxing debut in 2017, winning via split decision.