Lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and Gilbert Melendez will face off at the UFC’s year-end event in December. UFC President Dana White today made the announcement during a special press conference in Puerto Rico. Pettis and his younger brother Sergio were also in attendance. The UFC’s end-of-year event is one of the biggest of the year […]
Lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and Gilbert Melendez will face off at the UFC’s year-end event in December. UFC President Dana White today made the announcement during a special press conference in Puerto Rico. Pettis and his younger brother Sergio were also in attendance. The UFC’s end-of-year event is one of the biggest of the year […]
Anthony Pettis is quickly becoming one of the most popular fighters in the sport. His freestyle striking and bolstered technique have catapulted him to the forefront of the UFC lightweight division. For Pettis to remain successful and sustain brilliance, he’ll have to fend off some of the very best at 155 along the way. This […]
Anthony Pettis is quickly becoming one of the most popular fighters in the sport. His freestyle striking and bolstered technique have catapulted him to the forefront of the UFC lightweight division. For Pettis to remain successful and sustain brilliance, he’ll have to fend off some of the very best at 155 along the way. This […]
Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez has a bone to pick with perennial UFC contender Gilbert Melendez since he believes “El Nino” has been consciously avoiding a fight with him for years. “The Silent Assassin” is clearly less than thrilled over Melendez’s decision to resign with the UFC just weeks after agreeing to a deal with Bellator. Alvarez […]
Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez has a bone to pick with perennial UFC contender Gilbert Melendez since he believes “El Nino” has been consciously avoiding a fight with him for years. “The Silent Assassin” is clearly less than thrilled over Melendez’s decision to resign with the UFC just weeks after agreeing to a deal with Bellator. Alvarez […]
“I’m done,” spat a venomous Dana White, his wrath to be felt by a mere mortal as it had so many times in the past. “If he wants to fight in the UFC, he better talk to Lorenzo quick.” And just like that, it was over. White had won, crushing his opponent like a bug […]
“I’m done,” spat a venomous Dana White, his wrath to be felt by a mere mortal as it had so many times in the past. “If he wants to fight in the UFC, he better talk to Lorenzo quick.” And just like that, it was over. White had won, crushing his opponent like a bug […]
Gilbert Melendez and Anthony Pettis have been selected as coaches for the upcoming 20th season of The Ultimate Fighter. The elite lightweights will then fight for Pettis‘ lightweight championship after the season concludes. Melendez failed to capture the UFC Lightweight Championship last April when he dropped a contentious split decision to then-champion Benson Henderson. He […]
Gilbert Melendez and Anthony Pettis have been selected as coaches for the upcoming 20th season of The Ultimate Fighter. The elite lightweights will then fight for Pettis‘ lightweight championship after the season concludes. Melendez failed to capture the UFC Lightweight Championship last April when he dropped a contentious split decision to then-champion Benson Henderson. He […]
When the final scorecards were revealed on Sunday in Gilbert Melendez’s arduous contract negotiation with the UFC, the results were a clear-cut unanimous-decision victory for the former Strikeforce lightweight champion. It was a monumental upset that will arguably go down as the biggest win of Melendez’s MMA career. It’s not every day that a lowly […]
When the final scorecards were revealed on Sunday in Gilbert Melendez’s arduous contract negotiation with the UFC, the results were a clear-cut unanimous-decision victory for the former Strikeforce lightweight champion. It was a monumental upset that will arguably go down as the biggest win of Melendez’s MMA career. It’s not every day that a lowly […]