Strikeforce Results: Gilbert Melendez and the Top 10 Lightweights in MMA

On Saturday night Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson fought to a five-round decision in a back-and-forth battle that could have gone either way.In the end, Gilbert Melendez pulled out the split-decision victory and won the trilogy with Josh Thomson, tak…

On Saturday night Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson fought to a five-round decision in a back-and-forth battle that could have gone either way.

In the end, Gilbert Melendez pulled out the split-decision victory and won the trilogy with Josh Thomson, taking the final two bouts of it.

Melendez is without a doubt one of the top lightweights in the world, but how high up the rankings is he exactly?

Read on to find out.

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