The UFC may have a new lightweight title contender in the form of former The Ultimate Fighter 2 contestant Melvin Guillard. Guillard convincingly crushed the always tough Shane Roller last night at UFC 132, earning his fifth straight fight in the Octagon.
As the Louisiana-native works closer to a title shot, it’s wise to examine what his chances truly are against the division’s top to fighters—Gray Maynard and champion Frankie Edgar—who are expected to fight for the third time this fall.
As was pointed out tonight by the commentary team of Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg and later elaborated on by Melvin himself, Guillard is a crazy-talented fighter who could do some serious damage at 155-pounds.
Here are the top five reasons why the 28-year-old lightweight is a bad matchup for anyone in the division.