He holds a notable victory over TUF winner Mac Danzig by split decision and has trained with former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes.
[2] Clay wrestled at Eastern Illinois University where he was coached by Matt Hughes who turned him on to Mixed martial arts.
[4] Clay was the head coach of wrestling at St. Laurence High School from 2015-2017.
[5] Before Clay moved to Morton Freshman center, he worked as a computer teacher in a school nearby, Burnham Elementary.
Clay has since moved to be a teacher at Morton Freshman Center in Cicero, IL.