Brandon Girtz played spoiler over the summer, but it hasn't worked out for him quite yet.
In August, Girtz pulled off a big upset of Melvin Guillard via split decision in the main event of Bellator 141. Guillard, a high-profile, exciting UFC veteran, would have likely moved on to a big fight had he beaten Girtz. So that's exactly what Girtz expected when he came away the winner.
"They brought Melvin in to do something," Girtz told MMA Fighting. "If Melvin would have beat me, you know he would have been fighting somebody else good and you know he would have been fighting for the title probably pretty quick.