NAME - GILBERT MELENDEZ
BORN - SANTA ANA, CA
FIGHTING OUT OF - TEAM GRACIE - SAN FRANCISCO, CA
AGE - 27
WEIGHT - 155LBS
HEIGHT - 5'9"
MMA RECORD - 16-2
FIGHTER INFO
Gilbert Melendez is a competitor in the truest sense. As a lightweight contender, Melendez has an excellent record, winning the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship from Clay Guida and holding victories over top ranked lightweights Tatsuya Kawajiri, Mitsuhiro Ishida, and Rodrigo Damm.
With only two losses on his record from Josh Thompson and Mitsuhiro Ishida, Melendez has already avenged his losses to Ishida in an Interim Lightweight Championship defense and Thomson to unify the undisputed lightweight championship of Strikeforce.
Gilbert Melendez is a competitor in the truest sense. As a lightweight contender, Melendez has an excellent record, winning the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship from Clay Guida and holding victories over top ranked lightweights Tatsuya Kawajiri, Mitsuhiro Ishida, and Rodrigo Damm.
With only two losses on his record from Josh Thompson and Mitsuhiro Ishida, Melendez has already avenged his losses to Ishida in an Interim Lightweight Championship defense and Thomson to unify the undisputed lightweight championship of Strikeforce.
