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| Melvin Guillard |
Our first prelim preview is going to be for the co-main
prelim on FX, Melvin Guillard vs. Fabricio Camoes.
In the classic “striker vs. grappler” matchup, Melvin
Guillard is looking to put his last two losses by RNC behind him as Camoes is
looking for a step up in competition. Although Camoes boasts an unimpressive
record in the UFC of 1-1-1, he is a highly underrated fighter with one of the
best ground games at 155. That ground game is going to be a big problem for
Guillard as he will have a clear disadvantage on the ground as 9 of his 10
losses are by submission.
Guillard was on the best win streak of his career when he
ran into Joe Lauzon in one of the biggest upsets of all time, at UFC 136.
Guillard came out as an intense aggressor, only to be caught by a jab coming in
and being submitted at 47 seconds of the first round. Following that devastating
loss, he was matched up with Jim Miller on the first main event on FX. The fight was going
Guillards way until his back was taken and the fight was ultimately finished by
RNC at 3:04 of the first round.
This is what makes the fight so interesting. Guillard’s
losses are mainly by submission and Camoes has an extremely good ground game
with half of his wins coming by submission.
Let’s take a look at Camoes’ recent fights. He is riding a three-fight
win streak with wins over TUF season 8 winner Efrain Escudero (unanimous), UFC
vet Steve Lopez (TKO in 23 seconds), and BJJ specialist Tommy Hayden (RNC). Before
that, he went 0-1-1 with a draw against Japanese legend, Caol Uno and a
decision loss to Kurt Pellegrino in the UFC. Following his hard fought decision loss to
Pellegrino, he was surprisingly released by the UFC, but went on to do what I mentioned
above.
This fight could truly go either way, as Guillard’s ground
game has looked weak but with incredible standup and Camoes with one of the
best ground games at 155.
Tune in for our predictions in the following week!
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