The UFC will make its return to Music City this Friday as they present the UFC on FX: Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller fight card. The event marks the first time the promotion has been back to Nashville since April 2009, when they presented a card that was headlined by a welterweight bout between Carlos Condit and Martin Kampmann.
The two fighters competing in the main event on Friday find themselves in somewhat of a pressure-filled situation, as each is coming off a loss in his last bout. Also of note, before suffering those losses Guillard and Miller had heard their names whispered as potential candidates for a shot at the UFC lightweight title.
Miller was riding a seven-fight winning streak before running into the freight train that is Benson Henderson on Aug. 14, 2011. Henderson dominated Miller on the way to unanimous decision victory, earning himself a shot at UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar.
For Guillard, he saw a five-fight winning streak end just 47 seconds into his UFC 136 bout against Joe Lauzon. The swift end being the result of Lauzon clamping on a rear-naked choke and forcing the tap from Guillard.
The UFC’s lightweight division is full or worthy competitors, a win in this bout keeps the victor’s name in the mind of UFC matchmaker Joe Silva, while the vanquished fighter will tumble further down the ranks, putting their hopes at a title shot all the more out of reach.
Main Card (FX)
Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller
Duane “Bang” Ludwig vs. Josh Neer
Mike Easton vs. Jared Papazian
Pat Barry vs. Christian Morecraft
Preliminary Card (Fuel TV)
Jorge Rivera vs. Eric Schafer
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Kamal Shalorus
Charlie Brenneman vs. Daniel Roberts
Fabricio Camoes vs. Tommy Hayden
Daniel Pineda vs. Pat Schilling
Nick Denis vs. Joseph Sandoval
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