Melvin Guillard says Frankie Edgar is overrated, appoints himself Lightweight King
Posted on July 12, 2011, 05:48 PM by Joey Santosus"I feel like a lot of the guys at the top of the heap were overrated. The UFC will promote them harder so they'll get more of the attention ... Me personally, I think Frankie Edgar is overrated. He beat B.J. Penn twice, I'll give the guy credit where credit is due, but he barely got away from Gray Maynard. He's the champ right now, but he's not a finisher. To me, a lot of the guys who aren't finishing fights are overrated. Nowadays you get a lot of bad judging, so who's to say these guys really won some of these fights they say they won. I just feel overall that best 155'er and I'm content with that. - For more from Melvin Guillard, visit MMAMania's Pro MMA Radio
Over the past several months, the logjam in the UFC at 155-pounds has slowly began to shake itself out. Top contenders like Anthony Pettis, Mark Bocek, and George Sotiropoulos have taken a step or two down the latter, while guys like Jim Miller and Clay Guida have proven to be mainstays in the upper end of the division.
One Lightweight who wasn't widely considered in that conversation six months ago, however, was Melvin Guillard. Though he had finished off 2010 with a solid victory over an always dangerous Jeremy Stephens, the nature of the win, via razor close split decision, left unanswered questions about the "The Young Assassin." Determined to provide answers, he returned to action in 2011, dispatching of highly touted Xtreme Couture prospect Evan Dunham in January before buckling Shane Roller with a series of blistering punches at UFC 132. The victories, both decisive and impressive, extend Guillard's win streak to five, making his place "in the mix" hard to deny. But, according to him, they also prove he's the best overall fighter in the division.
With Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard now cleared to resume training, their trilogy fight is expected to take place sometime this Fall. How the final pieces of the puzzle will ultimately fall into place is anyone's guess, but that shouldn't stop us from speculating... So what do you think LowKick'ers? What's next for Melvin Gullard? And when the dust finally does settle, which Lightweight will be wearing the gold?
Photo: Melvin Guillard vs Shane Roller fight at UFC 132 event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Credit: Scott Hirano.
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Guillard is a sick fight but I'll wait a bit before calling him the next LW champ....like only fight that I have been really impressed by was the Dunhman KO, that was huge n prolly the biggest win of his career so far but other than that beating Roller, Torres, Lowe n Stephens isnt that amazing
I think Guillard made a very good point. He ko'ed two tough guys recently and has many nice finishes on his resume. He is undefeated in two years too. He is ready for a title shot.
there are still a lot of good match up for guillard not just frankie, like every fighter i think you need to climb up the ladder, pettis vs guillard is sick.
I think more the winner of Miller and Henderson. Guillard is a bad matchup for Pettis at the moment. Pettis should fight somebody more like Siver.
come on mann dont start getting crazy win a few more fight call them out
but dont go talking about how they are not as good as ppl think Frankie was on a long wait before he got his shot and the guy has fought top contenders for years now BJ 2x sherk, fisher, griffin all when they were
top of there game...but the last 3 guys were named guys not at the top or there career but named guys.... two good fights maybe 1 great will
put up for contender ship
I think he is the uncrowned champ...Edgar gets hit by Guillard like he got hit from Maynard and they will be waking him up from a coma.
o god
They seriously need to put on a lightweight tournament since the division is so stacked right now. you have edgar, maynard, guillard, guida, siver,miller, Bendo, cerrone or even pettis and dos anjos everyone of these fights would be fireworks.Yes i am a huge WEC fan that's why they are included.
Most of the guys who aren't finishing fights are either called LNP artists, Fitch, or P.S (Point Stealers) Frankie E may not be a good finisher by any means, but he is far from being overrated. Furthermore, I think he would give Melvin a good run for his money if they ever fought, especially by out wrestling him. With that being said, Melvin should be ranked at least in the top 4 IMHO.
He's doing coke again
For someone who is supposed to have matured as a fighter and as a person these comments are very short sighted and show a lack of intelligence. Considering GSP hasn't finished a fight in a long time does that mean GSP is overrated, and then for him to mention Edgar beat BJ(probably best LW ever) twice but despite that achievement which i don't see any other LW doing by the way, Melvin still says he's overrated. I don't think this is trash talk I just think he's dumb, that being said I do appreciate the excellent performance's Melvin has put on in his last couple fights.
if Frankie Edgar is something is underrated!
Frankie beat Bj Penn twice! and came back from what it was
a certain end to any fighter except Frankie Edgar!
That's a true Champion! Frankie got the best wrestling in his division being a natural Featherweight! and his striking is one of the best , he does not have that much power but that doesn't mean hes not a great fighter.
With that being said Melvin Guillard could end any fight with one punch. i believe he could beat Frankie but until then
Frankie Edgar is No.1 in my books ;).
Edgar vs. Guillard would be a super interesting fight... Then again, it's just one of many exciting possibilities in that division right now. I mean, look at Cerrone vs. Oliveira. Here are two guys not even considered to be "in the mix" right now, yet that fight is already highly anticipated. I just hope that the UFC makes as many of these fights as possible before they start losing their luster.
I really don't see Edgar being able to beat Guillard.
On his feet, Edgar enjoys a huge speed advantage over most fighters, but Guillard is just about as fast as he is. He's pretty defensively sound, but Maynard was landing on him fairly well, and Guillard has much better standup than Gray. Melvin also blows Frankie's power out of the water. Edgar is pretty technically sound with his stand up, but I don't think he can outstrike Guillard on his best day.
As for grappling Edgar has good wrestling, but Guillard has some of the most offensive defense when it comes to takedowns, punishing people who try to take the fight to the mat (once even getting a TKO victory for doing so). He been working on his wrestling as of yet, but he's so fast that it has yet to come up since no one can catch him. Edgar may be able to lay hands on him, but with Guillard's strength, improved technique, and brutal defense working against him, this is a risky strategy. He might be able to pull off a submission (Guillard has been submitted 7 times) but Frankie isn't known for his submission skills, and he has to take Melvin down first.
I think the only real question mark is cardio. There's no doubt that Edgar can go five rounds, but few people even leave the first with Guillard. If Edgar could manage to survive the first few rounds, then in the forth, he may be able to wrestle his way to a decision, or possibly pull off a submission. However, Guillard has been a wrecking ball of late, and if he lands just one good punch like Maynard did in the first round of Edgar v. Maynard II, he won't fail to rip Frankie's face off with the barrage that follows.
Whoa let's not get carried away now. Talk
About bad judging, I still don't believe you won that Jeremy stephens fight
Guillard training with Jackson is a new man and an even bigger beast in the LW division. He is a tough fight for everyone now.
The Fvck is Frankie Edgar?????
I think Melvin's done great in his past couple of fights, and if there's someone in the LW division who can really match Frankie in speed, it's him.
I don't however think he's in a place to start calling shots, saying Frankie's overrated, and naming himself LW king. If he gets that fight with Jim Miller (who is way overdue for a title shot in my opinion) and manages to beat him, then he can really start to put the leverage on Dana.
For now though, he can appreciate this top ten status as he should, but not be too brash about things like he's been in the past. I think he's different though. He's been ****y and now he's starting to back it up, putting in the work in the gym, not getting wrapped up in the party life, he's been doing what he needs to do. And a focus Melvin Guillard is a deadly Melvin Guillard.
Guillard's hand speed is so quick can he catch edgar with a bomb. I would love to see this fight Guillard vs Miller for No 1 contendership
Yes. I was thinking that too
gilbert melendez best lw ever, nobody wants to see it just because he is noti n ufc....people who say ufc have best fighters are dana's bitch.
something what will prove this is when nate marquadt will go to bellator and loses.
Edgar is not over-rated, neither is Maynard, they are just boring fighters. Guillard would still knock them both out.
Dennis Siver will kick youre as homie !!!
Been there, done that. Melvin has a highlight-reel KO against Siver already.
I have to say Guillard makes a really good point, with judging so bad who is to say who really won those decision fights? If MMA was a court of law only a true finish could be considered beyond reasonable doubt.
Also the things that are scored in fights are totally wrong right now, position is enormously overrated imo.