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Gilbert Melendez isn’t committing to a decision regarding his fighting future at the moment. Melendez last competed back in July. He dropped a unanimous decision to Arnold Allen on the UFC 239 card. The UFC ended up releasing Melendez, who went 1…
Gilbert Melendez isn’t committing to a decision regarding his fighting future at the moment. Melendez last competed back in July. He dropped a unanimous decision to Arnold Allen on the UFC 239 card. The UFC ended up releasing Melendez, who went 1-6 during his time with the promotion. Gilbert Melendez Undecided On Fighting Future Speaking […]
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This week, longtime UFC veteran Gilbert Melendez was handed his walking papers from the UFC. Now, Melendez has released a statement after being let go by the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. Here’s what Melendez had to say to ESPN. “It was a fun ride with the UFC that I really enjoyed,” Melendez […]
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This week, longtime UFC veteran Gilbert Melendez was handed his walking papers from the UFC. Now, Melendez has released a statement after being let go by the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion.
Here’s what Melendez had to say to ESPN.
“It was a fun ride with the UFC that I really enjoyed,” Melendez told ESPN. “I feel I gave them one of the most entertaining fights in their history (against Diego Sanchez), and I appreciate all they’ve done. They have done a bunch of cool stuff for all of their fighters.
“That said, I do feel this release is mutual. I was ready to move on. I feel like, if I were to fight again, I would like to do it on my terms and steer my own ship. The UFC is a fantastic organization, but they have their agenda, and unless you’re a champion or a super strong needle mover, you don’t have as much say in your career. If I do get back in the cage, I want it to be with a company that agrees with the path that I want to be on. But I’m leaving the UFC on great terms”.
Gilbert Melendez (@GilbertMelendez) on his release from the UFC. pic.twitter.com/9zojgrRtFe
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) November 12, 2019
Melendez signed on with the UFC in 2013 after reigning as the Strikeforce lightweight champion. He got an immediate title shot against Benson Henderson, coming up just short via split decision. After picking up a great win over Diego Sanchez, he received a title shot against Anthony “Showtime” Pettis, which he lost via submission.
That marked the beginning of a five-fight losing streak, not having won since 2013.
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Gilbert Melendez has issued a statement on his UFC release. On Monday, it was reported by Fightbook MMA that Melendez had been given his pink slip last week. “El Nino” went 1-6 under the UFC banner. Melendez had his share of accolades going…
Gilbert Melendez has issued a statement on his UFC release. On Monday, it was reported by Fightbook MMA that Melendez had been given his pink slip last week. “El Nino” went 1-6 under the UFC banner. Melendez had his share of accolades going into the UFC, including holding Strikeforce lightweight gold. Things didn’t exactly pan […]
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Gilbert Melendez has been released from the UFC. MMA Fighting confirmed an initial report from FightBookMMA. Melendez ends his UFC run on a five-fight losing streak that stretches back to 2014. Melendez hasn’t won a fight since 2013 when he defeated Diego Sanchez via unanimous decision. Melendez joined the UFC in April of 2013, coming […]
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Gilbert Melendez has been released from the UFC. MMA Fighting confirmed an initial report from FightBookMMA. Melendez ends his UFC run on a five-fight losing streak that stretches back to 2014.
Melendez hasn’t won a fight since 2013 when he defeated Diego Sanchez via unanimous decision. Melendez joined the UFC in April of 2013, coming from Strikeforce as the lightweight champion. He was granted an immediate title shot at the UFC’s 155-pound title against Benson Henderson, coming up just short via split decision.
After his win over Sanchez, Melendez received another lightweight title opportunity, this time against Anthony “Showtime” Pettis. Pettis submitted Melendez in the second round. That would mark the beginning of his five-fight losing streak.
In his last outing this past July, Melendez was bested by Arnold Allen via unanimous decision. With the defeat, the 37-year-old’s mixed martial arts (MMA) career remains in question.
What do you think about Melendez being let go from the UFC?
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Gilbert Melendez’s days on the UFC roster are over. Fightbook MMA reported that Melendez was given his release by the UFC on Wednesday. Melendez ends his UFC run with a record of 1-6 under the promotion. His last UFC bout was a unanimous decision…
Gilbert Melendez’s days on the UFC roster are over. Fightbook MMA reported that Melendez was given his release by the UFC on Wednesday. Melendez ends his UFC run with a record of 1-6 under the promotion. His last UFC bout was a unanimous decision loss to Arnold Allen back in July. After the Allen fight, […]
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UFC 239 was arguably the biggest card of the year for 2019, and the prelims seem to show that. According to Dave Meltzer of MMA Fighting, the prelims pulled in 1,145,000 viewers which is the third highest-viewers this year. The card fell behind UFC 234 which was headlined by Israel Adesanya vs. Anderson Silva, that […]
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UFC 239 was arguably the biggest card of the year for 2019, and the prelims seem to show that. According to Dave Meltzer of MMA Fighting, the prelims pulled in 1,145,000 viewers which is the third highest-viewers this year.
The card fell behind UFC 234 which was headlined by Israel Adesanya vs. Anderson Silva, that did 1,339,000. UFC 235 which was headlined by Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith is still at the top as it pulled-in 1,480,000.
Meltzer reports that. “the broadcast was the highest-rated show on television in 18-49 and Males 18-49 on Saturday night. It was first on cable in Males 12-34 and 18-34, and second on cable in both overall 18-34 and 25-54.” And, it also peaked at 1.4 million for the Gilbert Melendez vs. Arnold Allen fight.
UFC 239 prelims featured the likes of Gilbert Melendez making his return to the Octagon to take on Arnold Allen. As well as Song Yadong knocking out Alejandro Perez, Marlon Vera submitting Nohelin Hernandez and Claudia Gadelha outpointing Randa Markos. It was a phenomenal event, and the UFC and ESPN have to be happy with the estimated numbers.
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