Michael Kevin Guymon (born September 17, 1974)[1] is a retired American professional mixed martial artist who formerly competed in Bellator's Lightweight division.
[2] 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.
He 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.
Four days after defending the King of the Cage Welterweight Championship against Quinn Mulhern, Guymon received a call from the UFC about signing a contract.
[7] 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.
He 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.
Days after his first Bellator win against Aaron Miller on November 2, 2013, Guymon announced his retirement from MMA for the second time.
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.