Melvin Guillard can bench 315 x 10, cold
Matthew Roth: Now as far as Melvin, you guys were cast mates on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter….
Matthew Roth: Now as far as Melvin, you guys were cast mates on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter. You’ve known him for close to six years. How do you see him improving as a fighter and also maturing as a man? Have you noticed that in your friendship with him?
Rashad Evans: Yeah, I definitely noticed Melvin’s maturity. That’s one of the things about him. Melvin has always had talent. He always had that natural power. I remember being on the reality show and Rich Franklin put up 315 on the bench and he was doing reps with it and Melvin Guillard just came in the gym, totally cold, and busted out 10 reps of it. That’s how he warmed up. I was like “daaaaaaaaaaaang this dude’s got power”. It’s natural for Melvin. I think now he’s in a position where he’s believing in himself a lot more and that sort of belief with the mindset that he has is just propelling him at an outstanding level.