Topic: Gilbert Melendez
This man is a killer
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04.09.2011 | 11:32 PM ET
"A little blood never hurt anyone" -My dad
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Fighter Details
- Name: Gilbert Melendez
- Pro MMA Record: 22-8-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: El Nino
- Current Streak: 5 Losses
- Age: 1982-04-12 | Date of Birth: 1982.04.12
- Last Fight: July 06, 2019 in UFC
- Weight Class: Featherweight | Last Weigh-In: 145.5 lbs
- Affiliation: Cesar Gracie Jiu Jitsu
- Height: 5'9" (176cm) | Reach: 73.0" (185cm)
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $1,444,890 USD
- Born: Santa Ana, California, United States
- Fighting out of: San Francisco, California
- Head Coach: Cesar Gracie
- Other Coaches: N/A
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04.09.2011 | 11:35 PM ET
"Are we gonna jump, or we just gonna jerk each other off?"
04.09.2011 | 11:36 PM ET
"My hearts pumpin' the blood of Royce Gracie My thoughts dumpin' the slug and point straightly"
04.09.2011 | 11:41 PM ET
"fresh outta Oakland..."
04.09.2011 | 11:41 PM ET
In my opinion he just solidified himself as a top 3 lightweight with Edgar and Maynard.
Would definitely like to see him make a run at the UFC title soon.
"Don't be scared, homie." - Nick Diaz
04.09.2011 | 11:54 PM ET
"A little blood never hurt anyone" -My dad
04.10.2011 | 4:04 AM ET
04.10.2011 | 11:44 AM ET
"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved" – Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"
04.10.2011 | 12:18 PM ET
I first saw Melendez in 2006 when he started fighting in Pride. Hadn't heard of him before then - he was supposedly coming into Pride off of some epic fight with a dude named Clay Guida, but neither name meant anything to me. When he was in Pride there were some interviews including a really long segment on Sherdog radio with Gilbert, TJ DeSantis, and Josh Gross. Melendez was such a down-to-earth guy, obviously loved MMA so much, and gave really interesting breakdowns of the experience of being at one of these events as a fighter that it was hard not to be a fan.
Somehow lately that isn't coming across I guess.
"I live, I die, I live again."
04.10.2011 | 12:22 PM ET
"I live, I die, I live again."
04.10.2011 | 1:38 PM ET
"My hearts pumpin' the blood of Royce Gracie My thoughts dumpin' the slug and point straightly"
04.10.2011 | 1:44 PM ET
"“I will knock your hair black” – Ken Shamrock to Ortiz"
04.10.2011 | 1:46 PM ET
"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"
04.10.2011 | 1:48 PM ET
Before this weekend I had Melendez at 3 and Diaz at 8 in their respective weight classes. Since I had both of them ranked higher than the opponents they beat this weekend, I suppose I can't move them up any higher, but damn impressive showings by both. I'd still like to see Diaz against a power wrestler to see if he's top 5 material. As far as Gilbert goes, they could schedule a fight with Frankie Edgar tomorrow and I'd probably pick Melendez. He looked great against Kawajiri. Strikeforce has no one for him anymore, it's time to put him against UFC fighters.
"I was born as a catholic but the nuns turned me. I was born as a pacifist but the guns turned me. I was born to be a beautiful man, but the ugliness is powerful, I do what I can."
04.10.2011 | 1:57 PM ET
"I live, I die, I live again."
04.10.2011 | 1:58 PM ET
"dont mistake kindness for weakness"
04.10.2011 | 2:03 PM ET
"I live, I die, I live again."
04.10.2011 | 2:08 PM ET
I think Jim Miller needs a fight right now...
"I was born as a catholic but the nuns turned me. I was born as a pacifist but the guns turned me. I was born to be a beautiful man, but the ugliness is powerful, I do what I can."
04.10.2011 | 2:45 PM ET
"“I will knock your hair black” – Ken Shamrock to Ortiz"
04.10.2011 | 2:48 PM ET
I just wish there was a way to pit him against Alvarez before he officially hits the UFC.
"Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity."
04.10.2011 | 2:49 PM ET
"“I will knock your hair black” – Ken Shamrock to Ortiz"