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Spike TV will once again offer mixed martial arts fans a look at select preliminary bouts when it airs live under card action from the upcoming UFC 111: “St. Pierre vs. Hardy” pay-per-view on March 27 from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. UFC welterweight stars Matt Brown and Ricardo Almeida will bring their bout to [...] CHICAGO, Ill. (February 16, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that its reigning lightweight champion, Eddie Alvarez, the No. 2-ranked lightweight in the world, will square off in a non-title “Super Fight” with UFC veteran Josh “The Dentist” Neer under the Bellator banner this May. The fight is the first Super Fight matchup to be [...] Spoiled Spike TV viewers who get their preliminary fight fix courtesy of the cable television network are watching their excitement for the UFC 110 undercard go “Down Under” as it appears that on Feb. 21, what happens in Sydney stays in Sydney. MMA Fighting delivered the bad news earlier today. Fans were treated to one hour of [...] Slugger Melvin Guillard’s (23-8-2 MMA, 6-4 UFC) tour of the UFC lightweight division’s best submission fighters isn’t over just yet. MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the organization that Guillard and Brazilian Thiago Tavares (14-3-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) have verbally agreed to meet at UFC 114. While not yet officially announced by the organization, UFC 114 [...] Props: Examiner.com Quoteworthy: “I was ecstatic to have my first win under Coach Jackson. Like I told everybody tonight, I started out 0-0, now I’m 1-0 under Team Jackson and right now my goal is to just work hard and try to move myself into title contention. Working with Joe Stevenson full-time, we’re like brothers now. My [...] Melvin Guillard (22-8-2 MMA, 5-4 UFC) would like to introduce himself to you. That may seem a little silly as he prepares to make his 10th appearance for the UFC, but Guillard insists “The Young Assassin” that will step into the cage with Ronnys Torres (14-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) for Saturday night’s UFC 109 event in [...] The official weigh-in event for UFC 109: “Relentless” is set to take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. For those fortunate enough to be in “Sin City” for the promotion’s return trip to the Mandalay Bay, remember that the weigh-in is FREE to attend and open [...] Rhett Butler, UFC – On the night of September 16, 2009, within the bowels of the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Phillipe Nover was ready to do battle with Sam Stout. That UFC Fight Night card should have been named “Rising Stars” due to the caliber of up and coming talent on the card [...] Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – After a series of stops and starts, and teasing glimpses of his talent, Melvin Guillard looked like he finally put it all together in his bout against Nate Diaz last September. The New Orleans native had dropped Diaz, cut him, and put him on the mat, looking sharp in every aspect [...] |
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Guillard squeaks by Torres at UFC 109
Melvin Guillard won a split decision, all three judges scoring it 29-28, over UFC newcomer Ronys Torres at UFC 109. Torres showed off excellent grappling but Guillard won it with patient defense and a few highlight-reel shots.
Torres’ game plan was clear: Keep Guillard on the ground. He started with a takedown in the first round [...]