Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez signs new multi-year agreement

Strikeforce has wrapped up its lightweight champion for the foreseeable future.

Gilbert Melendez, a staple of the San Jose, Calif.-based organization and one of the world’s top-ranked 155-pound fighters, has signed a new multi-year deal, officials tod…

Strikeforce has wrapped up its lightweight champion for the foreseeable future.

Gilbert Melendez, a staple of the San Jose, Calif.-based organization and one of the world’s top-ranked 155-pound fighters, has signed a new multi-year deal, officials today announced.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.