Michael Kevin Guymon was born on September 17,1974 and is a retired American professional mixed martial artist who formerly competed in Bellator's Lightweight division.
26 Facts About Mike Guymon
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Mike Guymon has competed for the UFC, as an alternate for the Tucson Scorpions in the IFL, BAMMA, and King of the Cage.
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Mike Guymon is the former King of the Cage Welterweight Champion.
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Mike Guymon was born in Newport Beach, CA but raised in Irvine, CA.
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Mike Guymon attended many different schools but graduated from Woodbridge High School and went to Orange Coast College to further his studies.
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Mike Guymon was trying to live his dream of playing professional baseball but while doing that he stumbled into mixed martial arts and instantly fell in love with the sport.
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Mike Guymon began training Muay Thai and kickboxing soon after finding out about the new combat sport.
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Once Mike Guymon noticed that to become successful in MMA he would need to start developing a ground game, he started taking classes on Brazilian jiu-jitsu and wrestling.
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In 1999, Mike Guymon had his first professional fight against Zach Turnage with the fight resulting in a draw after fighting in three five-minute rounds and a five-minute overtime.
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Mike Guymon won two straight before opening the eyes of the matchmaker for the King of the Cage promotion who offered him a fight against up and comer, Diego Sanchez.
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Mike Guymon took the fight and lost by armbar submission with three seconds left in the first round.
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Mike Guymon made his debut taking on Pat Healy losing via a split decision.
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Mike Guymon then returned to King of the Cage and won five straight fights, the last one being for the King of the Cage Welterweight Championship just three weeks after his suicide attempt.
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Four days after defending the King of the Cage Welterweight Championship against Quinn Mulhern, Mike Guymon received a call from the UFC about signing a contract.
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Mike Guymon lost his UFC debut on January 11,2010, in Fairfax, Virginia, at UFC Fight Night 20 against 20-year-old Canadian, Rory MacDonald.
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Mike Guymon defeated Yoshiyuki Yoshida on May 8,2010, at UFC 113 by unanimous decision.
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Mike Guymon faced Daniel Roberts on October 23,2010, at UFC 121.
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Mike Guymon would go on to lose the fight after Roberts locked on an anaconda choke, following with a gator roll that tightened the squeeze forcing Mike Guymon to tap.
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Mike Guymon next faced DaMarques Johnson on January 22,2011, at UFC Fight Night 23 where he was injured early into the fight.
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Mike Guymon lost via verbal submission in the first round.
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Mike Guymon came out of retirement on March 16,2012, dropping down to the Lightweight division where he defeated Chris Leyva by TKO due to punches in the second round at BAMMA USA: Badbeat 5.
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Mike Guymon suffered the first knockout loss of his career after a left hook from Young put Guymon out cold, just under a minute into the second round.
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Days after his first Bellator win against Aaron Miller on November 2,2013, Mike Guymon announced his retirement from MMA for the second time.
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Mike Guymon wrote his family a suicide note and had planned to shoot himself with a handgun, but before he could do so, his wife was able to wrestle the gun away.
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Mike Guymon then got into his truck and drove away but was stopped a few blocks away by the Orange County Sheriffs Department.
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Mike Guymon tried numerous times to get the deputies to shoot and kill him but all refused.