Current Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez‘s career with the San Jose-based promotion is hanging on by a thread.
The lightweight kingpin is regarded by many as the best fighter in his weight class, though the argument could be contested due to the dominance that UFC champion Frankie Edgar has demonstrated as of late.
However, with the slow demise of the Strikeforce promotion, we could likely be answering the pivotal question of who truly is the best in the division. Melendez deserves the chance to prove his meddle on the big stage, and here is why.