Gilbert Melendez
1982-04-12THE BIOGRAPHY
Gilbert "El Niño" Melendez is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist who has fought at Featherweight and currently fights at Lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a two-time Strikeforce Lightweight Champion and a former WEC Lightweight Champion. He also competed in PRIDE FC, Shooto, and Rumble on the Rock. Melendez holds the distinction of being one of a select group of fighters who have ever been ranked #1 in the world in two weight classes in MMA, among the likes of Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson, Randy Couture, Kazushi Sakuraba, and BJ Penn.
ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie
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Strikeforce: Revenge
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Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion
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Strikeforce: Evolution
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Strikeforce: Nashville
⭐ 3.8
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
⭐ 4
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
⭐ 3.8
Pride Shockwave 2006
⭐ 6
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz
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Pride Bushido 12
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Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal
⭐ 3.8
WEC 5: Halloween Fury
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WEC 6: Return of a Legend
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WEC 10: Bragging Rights
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Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
⭐ 4.2
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le
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Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals: Barnett vs. Cormier
⭐ 6.3
UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez
⭐ 7.5Mexican Fighter
⭐ 4Fight Life
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UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II
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UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum
⭐ 8.5
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
⭐ 7.4
Quintet Ultra
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UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko
⭐ 6
Supreme Champion
⭐ 3.1
UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2
⭐ 6.5
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
⭐ 8
Submission Underground 8
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⭐ 6.2
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