Interviewer: What are your thoughts on the lightweight division right now, and the current situation with constant rematches clogging up all the title runs for the rest of the top tier fighters?
Melvin Guillard: I didn't think Frankie Edgar deserved a rematch. I thought he lost at least four of the five rounds. Honestly, I don't think I gave him one round, but that's just the nature of the business, I guess. It's just how the cards are dealt sometimes. I think it's a little ridiculous having so many rematches, even in other weight classes. There's way too many times that we see the same guys always fighting for the titles. There's too many great fighters to be allowing so many rematches.
Right now, it's about me focusing on getting wins, so that when that call comes, I'm ready. I don't want to be a choke artist like some fighters. I believe that some guys get awarded all these title matches, and then they get in there and they choke. I don't want to be that guy.
I'm not one to compare organizations, but Bellator has that bracketed tournament setup, so when those guys win, they're true champions. I've been pushing for a UFC tournament for awhile. Right now, our weight class is over stacked with guys. It's either that, or push some of us over to Strikeforce, but who gets credibility in Strikeforce? Nobody. Nobody's really talking about the Strikeforce LW champion the way they talk about the UFC LW champion. Unfortunately, Strikeforce doesn't get the same respect as the UFC. Right now our division is over crowded, but it's over crowded with great talent. Nobody is an easy fight.
