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They say a rising tide lifts all ships. Melvin Guillard was always a speedboat, riding fast and out of control, and teetering on the edge between exhilaration and disaster. But a few fights into his tenure with the vaunted team at Jackson’s MMA, he’s become a bona fide member of their fleet, learning how to apply the power to his high-performance engine for optimal performance.
Might this ultimately turn Guillard into the championship contender he’s promised he will become?
The signs look promising for the 27-year-old, who was once among the UFC’s most inconsistent talents, looking like a world-beater one day and then struggling the next. After a lopsided first-round TKO over the highly regarded Evan Dunham at UFC Fight for the Troops 2, Guillard’s won six of his last seven, making him one of the sport’s best redemption tales, and a legitimate player in the lightweight division.