Guillard: Why aren't more guys stepping up?

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"I'm sitting here, today, getting ready to fight my best friend because maybe thee or four other guys didn't take the fight," Guillard said. "This fight has been planned long before my last fight on July 7. They already had these fights already matched up. So for me to be fighting a month later, that means some guys didn't step up to the plate and do their job."


"When I was offered this fight, the first thing I thought was, 'I guess there must have been some other people who said no to this fight,'" Guillard said. "Quite frankly, I was right about that. There was about three people who turned it down.


"For the media and the UFC to know how the division is so stacked, why aren't more guys stepping up? That's my question."



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Isn't there a chance he was the first person asked? Phone Post

 cerrone is best friends with leonard garcia isn't he?

SleepBomb -  cerrone is best friends with leonard garcia isn't he?

Wait so he's fighting Leonard Garcia now ? Phone Post

SleepBomb -  cerrone is best friends with leonard garcia isn't he?

And also said he would fight him lol. Cowboy dont care, he just wants to fight Phone Post

He should not be complaining about guys not stepping up. With the amount of times that he has lost fights due to a mental lapse, he is lucky to be fighting a big name at all.

He's super exciting to watch and has tonnes of talent but he has also blown a lot of chances in big fights that he was favoured in.

Fabes - 

Isn't there a chance he was the first person asked? Phone Post


Cerrone said 3 or 4 people turned it down before Melvin was asked

I'd like to see Melvin live up to his potential because he seems like the sort of guy who really saved his own life thru MMA but I'm a massive Cowboy fan and want to see him get a title shot.

Melvin deserves success but I'll still be cheering for Cerrone.

Melvin shouldn't be worried about others steppin up. He should be worried about steppin up his own game after losing 2 of his last 3. Phone Post

no one wanted it b/c it wouldn't get them anywhere?
maybe??

Yeah beating Cerrone is a big deal. He's a bad dude.

I'd love to know who turned it down. Should be fight of the night. Phone Post

Deep division and people aren't stepping up. Fans gotta give props to people like Guillard and Varner for doing what other people aren't.

THP - Deep division and people aren't stepping up. Fans gotta give props to people like Guillard and Varner for doing what other people aren't.

Agreed. Phone Post

Cerrone was never WEC champ, but I think a win over him would be huge right now for Melvin. Looking forward to this fight.

kanodogg2 - 
surfing - no one wanted it b/c it wouldn't get them anywhere?
maybe??

win over cerrone has value I think, he's a former wec champ plus his ufc run has been great Phone Post


i totally agree.......i may have misread things.
i thought it was melvin who was wondering why no one would fight him.....

Still shocked Nate Diaz had Cerrone's number in such a way. Cerrone seemed unstoppable to me, after Oliveira & Siver.

Incidentally, these 4 guys are among my top favorite fighters :D