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Aug-26-2006
Guillard and Ruediger to Battle at UFC 63
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Lightweight contender Melvin ‘The Young Assassin’ Guillard returns to the Octagon on Saturday, September 23rd when he takes on highly regarded Gabe Ruediger at UFC 63, which will be held at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California.
For the 23-year-old Guillard, it will be his first UFC appearance since May, when he scored a devastating first round, one-punch knockout over Rick Davis at UFC 60. The New Orleans native plans on giving the same type of greeting to Ruediger.
“I’ve never met the guy and I know he’s a former WEC champion, but honestly, I don’t like him,” said Guillard, 38-6-3. “I finally get an opponent that I just love to hate. He’s coming into the UFC and I’m gonna welcome him like I welcomed Rick Davis. I’m definitely knocking this guy out.”
Ruediger, the former WEC lightweight champion, has compiled a 10-2 record in his close to four year professional career, and while he admits that Guillard is a stiff challenge, he also believes he has the tools to defeat him.
“He’s a very strong opponent with a wealth of experience,” said ‘Godzilla’. “He’s explosive, but with a lot of technical errors to exploit.”
Statements like that have gotten Guillard’s blood boiling.
“He said that I’m athletic but not a tactician and that he’s gonna finish me,” said Guillard. “If this dude actually thinks he’s gonna submit me, he’s got another thing coming.”
Let the battle begin.
Tickets for UFC 63, which features the welterweight title bout between Matt Hughes and BJ Penn, are available now. To buy tickets, click HERE
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