Champ Melendez brushes off ‘ignorant’ critics, puts future in Strikeforce’s hands

SAN DIEGO – Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez admits he may bringing some of it upon himself.

After all, if you’re going to claim to be the best in the world, you’d better be ready to prove it.

But with the recent announcement that S…

SAN DIEGO – Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez admits he may bringing some of it upon himself.

After all, if you’re going to claim to be the best in the world, you’d better be ready to prove it.

But with the recent announcement that Strikeforce will be sticking
around for the foreseeable future and that Melendez will be a key
fixture in the promotion, “El Nino” isn’t exactly sure what will come
next – other than an apparent wave of non-stop criticism.