UPDATE: Gleison Tibau vs. Melvin Guillard At TUF 9 Finale
by Kelvin Hunt on Apr 25, 2009 11:09 AM EDT
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MMAWeekly with the scoop:
With UFC 101 still several months away the promotion has already started to put together some of the match-ups on the card. On Monday, MMAWeekly.com confirmed that a lightweight bout between Thiago Tavares and Melvin Guillard would be added to the show.
Guillard has had multiple problems outside the cage, and has been out of action since beating Dennis Siver at UFC 86. Tavaras was last seen in action at UFC 94, winning a unanimous decision over TUF finalist Manny Gamburyan. Guillard has KO power when it comes to the standup game, but has suspect submission defense. That just happens to be Tavares's speciality, so it'll be interesting to see if the time Guillard has put in with Saul Solez has paid off.
Give me your thoughts on this matchup.
UPDATE:[Note by Kelvin Hunt, 04/25/09 11:03 AM EDT ]
Thiago Tavares has had to pull out of this matchup with an injury and Gleison Tibau has been tabbed as the replacement to take on Melvin Guillard according to MMAJunkie. Originally reported to place at UFC 101, this fight will now take place on the TUF 9 Finale on June 20th.
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Its sad to see physically gifted individuals like Melvin ruin their careers. Like I’ve said before, he has everything one could possible want as a fighter. Like GSP, he is what one would call the prototype fighter – athleticism, speed, strength …..he has it all. Sadly his work ethic is nothing like GSP’s.
by cauliflower_ears on Mar 19, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions
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