Tag: Melendez

Strikeforce: Melendez Vs. Healy Cancelled – El Niño Out Due to Injury

Courtesy of :The MMA Truth Related Posts:Strikeforce Melendez vs. Healy Cancelled Due to Gilbert Melendez Getting InjuredPat Healy: A Huge Letdown That the Melendez Fight Is PostponedStrikeforce Champion Gilbert Melendez to Meet Pat Healy on September …

Courtesy of :The MMA Truth Related Posts:Strikeforce Melendez vs. Healy Cancelled Due to Gilbert Melendez Getting InjuredPat Healy: A Huge Letdown That the Melendez Fight Is PostponedStrikeforce Champion Gilbert Melendez to Meet Pat Healy on September 29Lyle Beerbohm to Face Pat Healy in Main Event at Strikeforce Challengers Feb. 18 in TexasStrikeforce Melendez vs. Healy […]

Strikeforce Melendez vs. Healy Cancelled Due to Gilbert Melendez Getting Injured

Late breaking news on Sunday night—Strikeforce PR sent out an email stating that Saturday’s event has been cancelled. Gilbert Melendez was scheduled to put his lightweight title on the line against Pat “Bam Bam” Healy in the mai…

Late breaking news on Sunday night—Strikeforce PR sent out an email stating that Saturday’s event has been cancelled. Gilbert Melendez was scheduled to put his lightweight title on the line against Pat “Bam Bam” Healy in the main event.  Unfortunately, Melendez suffered an injury in training and was forced to pull out of the fight. […]

Strikeforce Melendez vs. Healy Cancellation Highlights Its Grim Irrelevance

For a second-tier promotion owned by Zuffa, it’s surprising how little a canceled Strikeforce card can affect the mixed martial arts world. Sure, it’s sad that 19 other fighters have been dumped by one injury. However, with the state that S…

For a second-tier promotion owned by Zuffa, it’s surprising how little a canceled Strikeforce card can affect the mixed martial arts world. Sure, it’s sad that 19 other fighters have been dumped by one injury. However, with the state that Strikeforce has been in since the “merger” with UFC, the dissolution of the heavyweight division […]

5 Possible Fights Still Left for Gilbert Melendez Outside the UFC

Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez is running out of options following his decision victory over nemesis Josh Thomson. After a close decision that some thought Thomson won, another bout with “The Punk” is feasible but highly …

Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez is running out of options following his decision victory over nemesis Josh Thomson. After a close decision that some thought Thomson won, another bout with “The Punk” is feasible but highly unlikely. Everyone wants him to join the ranks of the deep UFC Lightweight division so that he can challenge […]

Strikeforce Results: Why the UFC Needs to Sign Barnett, Cormier and Melendez

Josh Barnett, Daniel Cormier and Gilbert Melendez served their time in Strikeforce, and now, the time has come for the UFC to give these MMA stars an opportunity to compete on a more fitting stage. Outside of Barnett, Cormier and Fedor Emelianenko, eve…

Josh Barnett, Daniel Cormier and Gilbert Melendez served their time in Strikeforce, and now, the time has come for the UFC to give these MMA stars an opportunity to compete on a more fitting stage. Outside of Barnett, Cormier and Fedor Emelianenko, every relevant heavyweight in the world is already under contract with the UFC. […]

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, ta…

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 […]