Gilbert Melendez
Birthday: 1982-04-12
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Biography: Gilbert "El Niño" Melendez is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist who has fought at Featherweight and currently fights at Lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a two-time Strikeforce Lightweight Champion and a former WEC Lightweight Champion. He also competed in PRIDE FC, Shooto, and Rumble on the Rock. Melendez holds the distinction of being one of a select group of fighters who have ever been ranked #1 in the world in two weight classes in MMA, among the likes of Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson, Randy Couture, Kazushi Sakuraba, and BJ Penn. Melendez was nicknamed after the infamous El Niño storm that wreaks havoc across the Pacific Rim. It was given to him by a Japanese broadcaster describing his fight-style and the manner in which he stormed through the Shooto Featherweight division
Movies
Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion
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Strikeforce: Revenge
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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie was the inaugural mixed martial arts event promoted by Strikeforce....
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Strikeforce: Nashville
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Strikeforce: Evolution
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Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
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Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
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Pride Shockwave 2006
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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz
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Pride Bushido 12
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Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal
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WEC 10: Bragging Rights
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WEC 5: Halloween Fury
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WEC 6: Return of a Legend
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Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Strikeforce. The event ...
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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Strikeforce and EliteXC. ...
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Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier
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UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez
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Fight Life
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UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II
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UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum
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UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
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Quintet Ultra
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UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko
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Supreme Champion
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UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2
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UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
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Submission Underground 8
Submission Underground 8 took place Sunday, May 12, 2019 with 6 fights at Roseland Theater in Portla...
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Yarennoka!
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