UFC lightweight Melvin Guillard has announced that he is leaving the Blackzilians in South Florida and will head back to Jackson’s MMA in New Mexico where he had previously trained at.
Guillard made the announcement on Twitter on Sunday night, which he stated that he has gone back to where he belongs.
“I’m no longer a Blackzillian,” Guillard tweeted. “I went back to where I belong Jackson’s.”
However, MMA Junkie has reported that Guillard is not welcomed to come back to Jackson’s MMA. Along with no being welcomed back, the MMA Junkie report states that he is currently facing two counts of aggravated assault in New Mexico from 2010.
Guillard (30-12-2) began to train with the Blackzilians in 2011 on a part time basis at first, but eventually ended up moving to the camp on a full time basis later in the year.
He was considered a top lightweight contender in 2011, when he was on a five fight winning streak. However, he has lost four of his last five fights and went 1-3 as a member of the Blackzilians.
He most recently lost to Jamie Varner at UFC 155 in December by decision and the UFC has not booked him for another fight at this time. With losing back to back fights and four of his last five, Guillard will likely have to win his next fight to stay in the UFC.