After Leaving Grudge Camp Over Money Dispute, Melvin Guillard Says He’ll Be at ATT ‘For Life’


(Based on ‘MMA Math’, Joe Lauzon > Hitler.)

Melvin Guillard‘s recent training history could charitably be described as “nomadic.” Or, if you don’t want to be charitable, you could say that the UFC lightweight has spent the last couple years burning bridges in gyms all over the continental United States. The last we heard, Guillard ended up at Grudge Training Center after being rejected when he tried to sneak back into Jackson’s MMA. (Before that, he was briefly a Blackzilian, but that didn’t work out either.)

At first, Grudge head coach Trevor Wittman was very positive about Guillard’s prospects with his team, but that relationship eventually turned sour over money, and Guillard has been working out at American Top Team since last month. As Ariel Helwani explained:

“[Guillard] told me he left Grudge, because, basically they couldn’t come to an agreement about how much he owes them. They had a disagreement about the percentage that he had to pay them. They gave him an ultimatum, he said ‘goodbye,’ and now he’s training at ATT. He said he is not moving again. This is his home for life. ATT it is.”

For life, you guys. The 30-year-old “Young Assassin” will be back in action this Saturday in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 30: Machida vs. Munoz in Manchester against Ross Pearson, and predicts that Pearson will “go down somewhere between the first and second round.” So yeah, lots of bold statements being thrown around today. Will Guillard’s lack of a stable training camp for this fight come back to haunt him?


(Based on ‘MMA Math’, Joe Lauzon > Hitler.)

Melvin Guillard‘s recent training history could charitably be described as “nomadic.” Or, if you don’t want to be charitable, you could say that the UFC lightweight has spent the last couple years burning bridges in gyms all over the continental United States. The last we heard, Guillard ended up at Grudge Training Center after being rejected when he tried to sneak back into Jackson’s MMA. (Before that, he was briefly a Blackzilian, but that didn’t work out either.)

At first, Grudge head coach Trevor Wittman was very positive about Guillard’s prospects with his team, but that relationship eventually turned sour over money, and Guillard has been working out at American Top Team since last month. As Ariel Helwani explained:

“[Guillard] told me he left Grudge, because, basically they couldn’t come to an agreement about how much he owes them. They had a disagreement about the percentage that he had to pay them. They gave him an ultimatum, he said ‘goodbye,’ and now he’s training at ATT. He said he is not moving again. This is his home for life. ATT it is.”

For life, you guys. The 30-year-old “Young Assassin” will be back in action this Saturday in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 30: Machida vs. Munoz in Manchester against Ross Pearson, and predicts that Pearson will “go down somewhere between the first and second round.” So yeah, lots of bold statements being thrown around today. Will Guillard’s lack of a stable training camp for this fight come back to haunt him?