Adam Roorbach, Boxing Commissioner of the Kansas Athletic Commission (KAC) announced that mixed martial arts fighter Melvin Guillard has received a suspended for one year and has been fined $10,000 for the result of a positive test for a non-performance enhancing banned substance. In addition, Guillard’s July 22, 2016 bout with David Rickels will be changed to a no contest.
The KAC learned of the results August 3, 2016, and Guillard’s suspension will be applied retroactively to July 22, 2016, the date of his fight with David Rickels at Bellator 159 in Mulvane, Kansas on July 22. Guillard won via KO in the first round.
All fighters licensed by the KAC are subject to random drug testing and must follow the world anti-doping (WADA) code.
The first and foremost job of the Kansas Athletic Commission is to protect the health and welfare of the fighters we are charged with regulating said Roorbach. Banned substances have no place in the world of combat sports, and their usage will not be allowed in the state of Kansas.
There is no word on what the banned, non-PED drug was. Guillard also failed to make weight for the event, which took place at a catchweight on 158 pounds.
Guillard, 33, has been struggling, since 2012. At one point, he was on a five-fight win streak in the UFC’s notoriously deep lightweight division.
Then he missed weight vs. Donald Cerrone at UFC 150 on August 11, 2012. Then he lost a split decision to Jamie Varner. He next got a Knockout of the Night vs. Mac Danzig, only to have his next bout declared No Contest after an accidental knee left opponent Ross Pearson unable to continue. And then he lost a decision to Michael Johnson and was released.
Guillard missed weight for his first WSoF fight, but was given a title shot. He missed weight for that one, too, forcing the bout to be non title. Then he refused to do all media duties for his next fight, beyond an appearance on Submission Radio during which he said he wished he was back in the UFC. Then he didn’t get his medicals in. Then he left.
‘The Young Assassin’ was then signed by Bellator MMA.
“I don’t think it ended poorly,” said outspoke WSoF matchmaker Ali Abdel-Aziz, as transcribed by Shaun Al-Shatti for MMAFighting.com. “I just think Melvin, he’s out of his mind. I don’t really care about Melvin. He’s a UFC reject. He’s a WSOF reject. Now he’s headlining Bellator’s main event. Like, the guy was talking so much s***. When he left the UFC, he was talking s*** about the UFC. When he left World Series of Fighting, he was talking s*** about World Series of Fighting. When he’s going to get cut from Bellator, he’s going to talk about Bellator.”
“Melvin sucks. Honestly, I think he’s an explosive, athletic guy, he’s getting older — it’s not working for him.”
Guillard fared no better in Bellator. He lost his debut via Split Decision to Brandon Girtz. Then he missed weight and was KOed by Derek Campos in the second. In his third fight, he again missed weight, but finally got a win over David Rickels.
And now that has been changed to a No Contest.
