{"id":88859,"date":"2014-03-07T21:31:33","date_gmt":"2014-03-08T05:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=88859"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:59:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:59:06","slug":"melvin-guillard-i-will-be-ufc-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/melvin-guillard-i-will-be-ufc-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Melvin Guillard: &#8216;I Will Be UFC Champion&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/melvin-guillard-vs-mac-danzig-first-bout-booked-for-julys-ufc-on-fox-in-seattle\/guillard-mad-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33710\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33710\" title=\"guillard mad\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/guillard-mad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/guillard-mad.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/guillard-mad-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;People don&#8217;t realize how hard it is not only to fight in the UFC but stay in the UFC. I&#8217;ve been in the UFC for nine years straight. I haven&#8217;t been cut or kicked to another promotion and I&#8217;m proud of that. Will I get a title shot? Yes. Will I be champion? Yes. I haven&#8217;t given up on myself. [UFC champion] Anthony Pettis is a good fighter, but I feel like I&#8217;m bigger, stronger and faster. I can beat anybody in my weight class. 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