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Strikeforce: Gilbert Melendez vs. Jorge Masvidal Breakdown

Tonight, lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez will look to make the fourth defense of his Strikeforce title when he takes on the wily Jorge Masvidal. The American Top Team product has yet to cinch a significant title throughout his career, though he w…

Tonight, lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez will look to make the fourth defense of his Strikeforce title when he takes on the wily Jorge Masvidal. The American Top Team product has yet to cinch a significant title throughout his career, though he will have his chance come later tonight opposite of arguably the best 155-pounder in […]

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Strikeforce: Gilbert Melendez vs. Jorge Masvidal Breakdown

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal Complete Main Card B/R Staff Predictions

Strikeforce comes to the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, Calif., with a solid card featuring two championship bouts, including the return of top pound-for-pound female fighter Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos. Lightweight champion Gilbert …

Strikeforce comes to the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, Calif., with a solid card featuring two championship bouts, including the return of top pound-for-pound female fighter Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos. Lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez’s title defense against top contender Jorge Masvidal will serve as the main attraction. Currently on a five-fight win streak, Melendez […]

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Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal Complete Main Card B/R Staff Predictions

Strikeforce: Gilbert Melendez vs. Jorge Masvidal Results

Widely regarded as the best lightweight competitor outside of the UFC, Gilbert Melendez will look to defend his Strikeforce lightweight title against Jorge Masvidal on Saturday night. At the same event, dominant women’s featherweight champion Cri…

Widely regarded as the best lightweight competitor outside of the UFC, Gilbert Melendez will look to defend his Strikeforce lightweight title against Jorge Masvidal on Saturday night. At the same event, dominant women’s featherweight champion Cristiane Santos will attempt to pick up her 11th consecutive victory in a bout with Hiroko Yamanaka. Once the event begins […]

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Strikeforce: Gilbert Melendez vs. Jorge Masvidal Results

Why Gilbert Melendez Shouldn’t Overlook Jorge Masvidal or Risk Losing His Title

Fans and journalists both thought that the Strikeforce event in December was going to be the company’s last and that whoever left with one of their championship belts was going immediately to the top of the UFC. Instead, Strikeforce is going to l…

Fans and journalists both thought that the Strikeforce event in December was going to be the company’s last and that whoever left with one of their championship belts was going immediately to the top of the UFC. Instead, Strikeforce is going to live on into 2012, even though it has lost most of its champions. […]

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Why Gilbert Melendez Shouldn’t Overlook Jorge Masvidal or Risk Losing His Title

Gilbert Melendez Won’t Fight for the UFC Anytime Soon

Those of you who have been holding your breath waiting for a superfight between the UFC lightweight champion and Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez can finally exhale, because it is not happening anytime in the near future. During the pr…

Those of you who have been holding your breath waiting for a superfight between the UFC lightweight champion and Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez can finally exhale, because it is not happening anytime in the near future. During the press conference after UFC 140, UFC President Dana White made it clear that Strikeforce will continue […]

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Gilbert Melendez Won’t Fight for the UFC Anytime Soon

Strikeforce: Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez Ready for Jorge Masvidal

With only 10 days to wait until he returns to his hexagonal home, Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez has much on his mind. He’s got a title to defend, a tough challenger in front of him and a road to the UFC that he hopes isn&#8217…

With only 10 days to wait until he returns to his hexagonal home, Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez has much on his mind. He’s got a title to defend, a tough challenger in front of him and a road to the UFC that he hopes isn’t much longer. “[My management and I have] talked about […]

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Strikeforce: Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez Ready for Jorge Masvidal