Melvin Guillard Wants To Throw Hands With Jeremy Stephens
by Kelvin Hunt on Jun 3, 2010 12:00 PM EDT
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I called for this fight after watching Jeremy Stephens defeat Sam Stout back at UFC 113. However, Melvin Guillard made it official when he appeared on the Sherdog Radio Network Savage Dog Show earlier this week and said he wanted to fight Stephens:
"That’s the guy I want," Guillard told the Sherdog Radio Network’s Savage Dog Show. "I think that would be a great fight for me. I really want to fight that guy."
"I want to fight exciting fighters," Guillard said. "He’s a good guy. I have no grudge against him or anything. I have a lot of respect for him as a fighter. I think he has a lot of punching power, and I think he’ll give me a run for my money. I’ll respect him as a person, but as a fighter, I don’t think he’s a better fighter than me."
I totally agree with Guillard in that it would be a very good fight as both guys have power and are usually pretty aggressive. Guillard also took the opportunity to kind of take a jab at UFC matchmaker Joe Silva:
"I know for a fact it will be a knock-down, drag-out brawl of a fight," Guillard said. "That’s what they want in the UFC. I would rather fight a guy like that and take that chance at a guy having knockout ability than to fight another black belt jiu-jitsu guy that’s just going to lay on me, not do anything and make the fight boring."
I think Guillard was implying that the UFC has fed him a steady diet of grapplers during his UFC tenure. Out of 10 UFC fights, he's faced a 'grappler' based fighter 6 times and one school teacher. Guillard has gone (4-1) in his last five fights in the UFC. Stephens has gone (3-2) in his last five winning his last two, so it's a fight that makes sense from that standpoint as well. Joe Silva...make it happen!
HT: Sherdog
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I'd love to see the fight
Ride the Tiger!
by doonerthesooner on Jun 3, 2010 12:14 PM EDT reply actions
So Guillard wants to trade punches with a hard-hitting striker. OH MY GOSH.
Please say something original, do something new. Let us know that after well over 40+ fights at a young age you’re slowly expanding your repertoire. Develop your ground game so that your opponents have something else to worry about. Pick Keith Jardine’s ear so you can learn how to unleash some lethal leg kicks. Watch tapes of that new rising star on the block Jose Aldo, his skill set look pretty good.
Guillard vs Stephens should be fire. It has the makings of Fight of the Night or KO of the Night but why not get creative and try something crazy like a submission victory via anaconda choke.
Guillard is really young, hopefully he’s growing as an MMA fighter.
"There's nothing cool about taking punishment" - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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"I'm not afraid to say it: I'm not a brawler, and I'm not a coward. I'm not going to trade punch one-for-one with a guy. I'm going to hit the guy and not get hit. That's a smart way to fight." - GSP
While I'm sure this would queat to a pretty intense affair.
I kind’ve want to see Melvin go against someone that can test his BJJ lol
No Chris Lytle pass for you!!
"I don't care, hit him with your groin!"
queat = equate.
"I don't care, hit him with your groin!"
by 3PA on Jun 3, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
man
that’s all they been doing with son son…lol…let that man strike for a change…work on that takedown defense(and making stupid decisions during a fight) and then face a good grappler on his way to the top.
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I see what Melvin is doing here and I think it’s good he’s using his head for a change. He has strategically picked someone who won’t take him down, while acting like he’s just trying to pick an opponent that would make a great fight for the fans, thus maintaining his street cred. I’d be willing to bet he as his next 5 fights picked out.
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