GILBERT MELENDEZ RUMORS
‘UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Melendez’ Ratings Take Slight Dip
According to Nielsen Media Research, Saturday’s “UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Melendez” broadcast captured an average of 3.7 million viewers. That’s down roughly 11 percent from the UFC ‘s last show on the network.
Viewership for the event peaked at 4.7 million during the card’s featured attraction, which saw lightweight champion Benson Henderson (pictured) pull out a...
Gilbert Melendez Gives His Thoughts On His Fight With Henderson
Gilbert Melendez posted this picture on his Instagram page and it sums up how many people feel about his split decision loss to Ben Henderson. Not sure what is next for the former Strikeforce champ but he proved without a doubt he is one of the best in the world if not the best.
Gilbert Melendez is heartbroken over loss to Henderson
Intravid.com tells us what’s next for Ben Henderson...
CSAC And Judge Who Scored Fight For Melendez Defend Themselves
It had been reported earlier that one of the judges for the UFC on FOX 7 main event had ties to fighter Gilbert Melendez. The judge in question, Wade Vierra, and the California State Athletic Commission Executive Officer Andy Foster defended their decision to allow Vierra to judge the fight. Vierra is an instructor at a Cesar Gracie affiliate school, Cesar of course coaches both...
Judge Who Scored The Fight For Melendez Is A Cesar Gracie Affiliate Instructor
More controversy from an athletic commission. One of the judges for the main event bout between Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez has ties to the ex Strikeforce champ as he is an instructor at one of Cesar Gracie’s affiliate schools. If you are high up in the MMA scene and from the same area it is hard to have no relationships with others in the same field but what his...
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs Melendez Fighter Salaries, Attendance & Gate
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Benson Henderson's fiancée might be asking for a engagement ring upgrade soon. After all, her future husband, after popping the question after his big win over Gilbert Melendez, was the top earner at Saturday's UFC on Fox: Henderson vs Melendez.
Here is the reported purse info for the event, released by the California Athletic...
Gilbert Melendez Can’t Blame Anybody but Himself for Loss to Benson Henderson
After dropping a highly controversial split decision loss to reigning UFC lightweight champ Benson Henderson, Gilbert Melendez (pictured) admitted he was “heartbroken.” What the 31-year-old must now live with is that he has nobody to blame but himself for the most devastating defeat of his life. Melendez convincingly won the opening round and arguably took the second stanza on...
UFC on FOX 7: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez Official Box Score
For you Gilbert Melendez (pictured) fanboys claiming your hero was robbed in a split decision (48-17, 47-48, 48-47) defeat to reigning UFC lightweight champ Benson Henderson on Saturday night, that’s not what the official box score reads.
According to FightMetric, their 25-minute affair was in fact very tight to call, with three of the five rounds resulting in a draw on their stat...
Video: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez UFC on FOX 7 fight highlights
Although it ended in controversial fashion, Benson Henderson took home the judges decision over Gilbert Melendez in the main event at UFC on FOX 7.
The two combatants battered and bruised each other for the entire five rounds. The closely contested battle was back and forth with both men utilizing their skill-sets to their advantage.
At the end of the day you have to beat the champ...
UFC on FOX 7: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez (Video Highlights)
Gilbert Melendez’s long awaited big league debut finally came to fruition Saturday night. Unfortunately for the former Strikeforce lightweight champion, reigning UFC king Benson Henderson (pictured) rained on his parade.
The 155-pounders fought for 25 back-and-forth minutes in tonight’s featured attraction. When the dust settled in their hotly contested shootout, Henderson took...
Benson Henderson defeats Gilbert Melendez by Split Decision and then proposes to girlfriend
The lightweight title was on the line in the main event as Benson Henderson took on Strikeforce Champion Gilbert Melendez.
Melendez was very calm in the first stanza of the championship fight. He landed nice leg-kicks and punches on the champion. Henderson however seemed fairly tentative to start the fight. At the end of round one Henderson had landed some nice kicks and according...
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