Friendship, Shared Past Won't Get In Way for UFC 150's Melvin Guillard, Donald Cerrone

This is supposed to be a little bit awkward. That's what we've been led to believe by all of the fighters who have turned down in theory or practice, fights against friends or training partners. But it doesn't have to always be so complicated, at least according to UFC 150 co-main eventers Melvin Guillard and Donald Cerrone.

The two spent several years side-by-side at Team Jackson-Winkeljohn in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and even though Guillard left the team last year, they remain very close. Guillard and his wife have spent time at Cerrone's ranch. The...