Most stories about Melvin Guillard begin with a “what if.” What if Guillard fulfilled his potential? What if the New Orleans native was able to push down his personal demons long enough to make a real UFC title run?
That narrative doesn’t just begin and end on some MMA website. It is fully acknowledged by the man himself.
“I’ve always been my own worst enemy,” Guillard told MMA Fighting. “I think that’s every human being’s problem in life. Every human suffers with something — where you can be better at something you’re good at, yet you’re still where you’re at.