UFC lightweights Melvin ‘The Young Assassin’ Guillard and Mac Danzig will square off in the first bout announced for UFC On Fox 8 in Seattle. The UFC’s official Twitter account posted the following:
Seattle’s July @ufconfox event has its first bout booked: Verbal agreements are in for Melvin @young__assassin Guillard vs. @macdanzigmma
— UFC (@ufc) April 3, 2013
Guillard has lost four of his last five as a member of the Blackzilians; after posting an impressive 5 fight win streak as a member of Greg Jackson’s team. The “Young Assassin” recently made headlines announcing his return to Jackson’s, but it turned out the camp would not welcome him back. Instead, Guillard has moved to Denver to train with Team Grudge based on his recent Twitter posts below.
Just landed in Denver let the training camp began
— Melvin Guillard (@Young__Assassin) April 3, 2013
Heading to my first workout with team grudge I sleep in a basement these are the thing’s I’ve been missing felt good let’s get it.:-):-)
— Melvin Guillard (@Young__Assassin) April 3, 2013
His opponent, Mac Danzig, has lost 6 of his last 9 outings, most recently a split decision to Takanori Gomi last November. Based on each fighters recent records, it is likely that the loser of July’s bout could get cut from the organization. UFC on Fox 8 takes place on July 27 at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington.