{"id":92576,"date":"2014-04-08T14:29:22","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T21:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=92576"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:53:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:53:49","slug":"wsof-scoops-up-melvin-guillard-sign-lightweight-to-multi-fight-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/world-series-of-fighting\/wsof-scoops-up-melvin-guillard-sign-lightweight-to-multi-fight-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"WSOF Scoops Up Melvin Guillard &#8211; Sign Lightweight To Multi-Fight Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wsof-scoops-up-melvin-guillard-sign-lightweight-to-multi-fight-deal\/screen-shot-2014-04-08-at-2-26-41-pm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-92580\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-08-at-2.26.41-PM.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen Shot 2014-04-08 at 2.26.41 PM\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-08-at-2.26.41-PM.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-08-at-2.26.41-PM-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-08-at-2.26.41-PM-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>World Series of Fighting is happy to announce the addition of exciting striker Melvin &#8220;The Young Assassin&#8221; Guillard to the company&#8217;s lightweight roster.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC veteran signed a multi-fight deal with the promotion and is expected to debut in the World Series of Fighting decagon in July.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m excited to start a new chapter in my career,&#8221; said Guillard. &#8220;I feel like a brand new fighter with a great opportunity here with World Series of Fighting. 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