Melvin Guillard on Frankie Edgar: "I'll knock him out."
by Jason Perkins on June 24, 2011
taught me to stay patient. When I hit a bad shot in golf, I can't get all upset and throw my clubs around. I take that with me to the cage. When I step in the cage and I'm fighting I might slip and fall and end up on my back against the cage. I don't get discouraged. I know in my mind, I'm about to get up. When I'm ready to get up, I'll get up."

The game has taught Guillard patience, but time and experience have taught him to become a professional and a stand up citizen.

"I know I used to be one of those hot headed kids, but when you do stuff like that and your boss finds out and calls you on your phone and says, 'Hey, I'm hearing things that you didn't bother to tell me,' I could still end up losing my job because I'm representing the UFC. Everywhere I go people know that I'm a UFC fighter.

"So if I'm out there getting in street fights and being a hoodlum, I'm pretty sure Dana and Lorenzo and them find out, I'm pretty sure I could lose my job, just because of my ignorance. So now I pride myself on being a guy of integrity. I'm an honorable young man. And it's not only just to the business, but to my family. I drug my families name through the mud, especially with the drug use, so I'm trying to rebuild my families name. So now when people here talk about Melvin, it's all good things and I'm proud of that."

Melvin Guillard made the preceding statements while appearing as a guest on MMA Fight Corner presented by FiveKnuckles.com. You can catch the interview in its entirety below:

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 |  (67) Comments GO HARD: good interview , Melvin is definately a threat at LW... and seems to got his mind in a peaceful place. Wandering_Minstrel: I'd love to see Eddie Alvarez vs Melvin Guillard. JujitsWho: Talent is talent. Was Silva any less talented for beating guys like: Raimundo Pinheiro Fabrício Camões Jose Barreto Claudionor Fontinelle Israel Albuquerque Roan Carneiro Alex Stiebling Waldir dos Anjos Jorge Rivera Curtis Stout Daiju Takase Tony Fryklund Chris Leben James Irvin Thales Leites That's 15 out of 30 fights that were nothing but complete trash, thrown at Silva to pad his record. He's since gone on to do some great things. Is he any less skilled for fighting lesser guys? Nope. Neither is Eddie. So try to remember the past before you jump on a young talent that has beaten the piss out of everyone they put in front of him. Because the storyline isn't so different than YOUR favorite fighter. Just sayin.... mike5k: This would be a fight where we'd see Frankie's jiu-jitsu on display. If Melvin can get there and Frankie gets by Maynard it would be an exciting fight. I'm with WM too, I'd like to see Guillard vs. Alavrez. I'd pick Eddie too but that's a fun fight. By the way, Frankie was hitting pads with Mark Henry this week AND did some light rolling. He's on the mend! IwishIwasMMA: Speaking of guys people claim are good but have not fought anyone (and are highly ranked).. Marlon Sandro, Hatsu Hioki. ooops.. did I say that? :) IwishIwasMMA: Who have they fought again? A list of people and a lot of cans for sandro I know that. IwishIwasMMA: Oh yeah. I forgot I know nothing about mma outside of the us. Thank god a we have a useless guy like lnp on this site. TGroves: I'm really not on the Alvarez hype train like so many posters here are. I certainly think he has talent and could prove himself but I don't think he is as good as most people make him out to be. In terms of a fight with Guillard, I think Guillard takes it. For someone with "professional" level boxing, Alvarez has been tagged quite a bit during his career. I would have to think that over the course of three rounds that Guillard would find his chin. And if Guillard finds your chin, it's over. As for people doubting Hioki, he is a consensus top 5 featherweight. His victories include Mark Hominick (2X), Ronnie Mann, Jeff Curran and Marlon Sandro. His only recent loss was to fellow UFC fighter Michihiro Omigawa, but most thought Hioki won that fight. GO HARD: hey uuuuu guys... whats up with pro pick em?? am i wasting my time?? Wandering_Minstrel: Lets keep it above the belt, guys. IwishIwasMMA: Are you referring to me? I didn't think I said anything.. I could have.. Just pm me if I did. Hizoka: dude LnP you are picking fights with people who know more about MMA then you will ever know, you might want to calm down thug4less: Tch. To reinforce what WM said... chill out. I deleted these posts because they really had little to do with the topic and more to do with accusations about who was trolling who. Hizoka: dude grow up wash the sand out of your vagina and stop bitchng GO HARD: Fight The Power!!! q; ) i hate all banns. q; ) except rubberbanns!!! Kenjifujima: I see the wrestlers with sub defense giving him probs. GO HARD: C'Mon SON!!! lmmao! GO HARD: W_M check yourself!! real talk. you acting real unprofessional rite now. now my comment was joking and everybody and their dog took it that way. then u bring it back days later in hopes of me snapping off. go find a better hobby Son. or get a life, nothing i did is "gone" worthy GO HARD: and aint even no fight... ??? LnP and Iwish are both my homies... they had a little difference, i dont think they want eachother to be gone. its over with. the whole situation was over with... and then u gotta bring back on some petty stuff... GO HARD: i think hes on his rag
WHO WINS THE MAIN EVENT AT UFC 162 BETWEEN ANDERSON SILVA AND CHRIS WEIDMAN?
Silva via Decision
Silva via TKO/KO
Silva via Submission
Weidman via Decision
Weidman via TKO/KO
Weidman via Submission
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