Todd Beard resigns from Affliction and issues public apology to the Couture family

Affliction, Inc. announced Friday that its board of directors has received and accepted the resignation of general partner Todd Beard, one of the company’s founding owners of its clothing brand. Per Beard’s resignation, he will be no longer affiliated with the company as a full-time employee but will retain an ownership stake in the company. The announcement comes on the heels of reports... [Read More...]

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Guillard wants to fight quickly

One of the most impressive performances at the last UFC show was from Melvin Guillard. Trying to erase the memory of a submission loss in the grudge match with Rich Clementi, Guillard blitzed through Dennis Siver – scoring a TKO victory in just 36 seconds. Guillard does not want to waste much time getting back in the cage. I want to fight again in September,” said Guillard, “You can... [Read More...]

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Melvin Guillard: “I just need to get back to having fun and winning fights”

In the traditional pre-fight interview with UFC.com, UFC 86 competitor, Melvin Guillard, spoke about his last fight (against Rich Clementi at UFC 79) and his new outlook on fighting. From UFC.com: “My last two fights had affected me badly,” said Guillard. “My dad had just died, so my mind wasn’t really into fighting and my heart wasn’t there but I want it to be there. Now I’m back and I’m... [Read More...]

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Melvin Guillard Returns at UFC 86

UFC.com has officially announced that Melvin Guillard will return to the organization to battle Dennis Siver at UFC 86 (Rampage vs Forrest). What? Dating back to his Baltimore Sun interview…. I’m going to take a few fights outside the UFC to get back some of my wins. Hopefully, it’s not any all-around chumps. So one fight against a .500 opponent on a small show and you bring him back? What... [Read More...]

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Bits ‘n’ Pieces: UFC vets have mixed results in smaller shows

March 7th was a very busy day for two smaller MMA promotions with a number of UFC castaways and underachievers trying to work their way back up the ladder. Rage In The Cage 105: Friday Night Fights was headed up by the always volatile Melvin Guillardwho was staying true to the promise he made in recent interviews of fighting at a higher weight (170 lbs.) in an effort to avoid jeopardising his place... [Read More...]

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Melvin Guillard taking a hiatus from the UFC, doesn’t think Rich Clementi won their fight, and so much more…

Pramita Mohapatra of The Baltimore Sun was able to catch up with Melvin Guillard, fresh off of his submission loss to Rich Clementi at UFC 79. This interview is just filled to the brim with gold nuggets of what I like to call “Melvinisms.” Melvinism #1: Rich Clementi is somehow a coward for exposing Melvin’s weakness. “Of course, everybody saw that he was the victorious one... [Read More...]

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