It might be a while before we see Strikeforce champions in the octagon.
But there’s one whom UFC president Dana White can’t wait to give a shot.
That champ, lightweight Gilbert Melendez, is working behind the scenes this week as his longtime friend Jake Shields prepares to meet Georges St-Pierre in the main event of UFC 129, and teammates Nate Diaz and Daniel Roberts go to work on the pay-per-view event’s prelminary card.