GILBERT MELENDEZ RUMORS
Girls, Girls, Girls: TUF 20 strawweights ready to make huge splash
I’ve really been enjoying TUF Nations: Canada vs Australia, thus far. Coaches Pat Cote and Kyle Noke are both extremely professional, so we are spared the standard ridiculously poor banter between 2 soon-to-be opponents. The contestants are all fundamentally sound and opposed to seasons past of TUF, the best free agents from their respective countries are on the show. After all...
Gilbert Melendez Signs Lucrative UFC Deal; Will Coach On TUF 20
The UFC have agreed to match Bellator’s terms for Gilbert Melendez in order to keep him in the promotion, and it means the former Strikeforce lightweight champion will become one of the best paid fighters in MMA.
While Melendez’s new basic salary hasn’t yet been revealed, MMAFighting.com reports that his new contract calls for him to fight on pay-per-view in 75% of his upcoming...
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17 days ago
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Low-Risk High Reward: The Case of Gilbert Melendez & Bellator
Last Friday Bellator MMA announced they had reached an agreement with Gilbert Melendez for a multi-fight, multi-year structure to join the California-based promotion. The news came as a shock to fans, even after Dana White mentioned that negotiations with Melendez’ team were not going anywhere on UFC Tonight. Melendez had finished his 2 fight stint in the UFC going 1 -1, losing...
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22 days ago
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Gilbert Melendez Agrees To A Deal With Bellator; UFC Can Match The Offer
UFC President Dana White stated earlier in the week on “UFC Tonight” that he was done with the negotiations involving Gilbert Melendez. White said that if Melendez wants a deal done to stay in the UFC, call UFC CEO Lorenzo Fetitta and if the situation didn’t improve, Melendez better start looking for a new fight promotion.
Melendez took that advice as he agreed to a multi...
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26 days ago
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Report: Gilbert Melendez and Bellator have reached an agreement
Earlier today big news came out of Newport Beach, California when Bellator revealed that they have agreed on an offer with free agent Gilbert Melendez of the multi-fight variety."Gil was one of the first fighters I tried to sign when I launched Bellator back in 2008, and he’s grown and developed into one of the best and most exciting lightweights on earth," said Bellator...
Bellator Swoops In And Grabs A Big Fish, Melendez Signs Multi Fight Deal
Now we should mention that even though ‘El Nino’ has signed a multi-fight, multi-year deal with arguably the UFC’s biggest rival they do still hold a right to match the Bellator deal.Melendez announced the deal this afternoon via his official Twitter page with the following tweet.Hey guys. As soon as I was a free agent, I had my team call Bellator, and Bjorn made an amazing...
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27 days ago
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Gilbert Melendez Comes to Terms with Bellator MMA, UFC Can Match
Your move, UFC. Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez (pictured), mixed martial arts’ hottest restricted free agent, has come to terms on a multi-year deal to join Bellator MMA.
“The moment Gil was legally able to explore the free agent market, Gil’s management team reached out to me and we began figuring out how to bring Gil to Bellator,” Bellator CEO...
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27 days ago
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UFC Contract Negotiations With Gilbert Melendez Hits Major Snag
Prior to finally making his UFC debut in April 2013, Gilbert Melendez (pictured) was considered by most as the game’s top lightweight not competing in the UFC. Well, after just two outings inside the Octagon, it appears Melendez might be well on his way to reclaiming that moniker.
On this week’s edition of “UFC Tonight,” reporter Ariel Helwani said negotiations for a contract...
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29 days ago
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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...
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April 21, 2013
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Henderson to defend title vs. Melendez
Benson Henderson of Glendale will defend his UFC Lightweight title against Gilbert Melendez on April 20 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., in UFC on FOX 7.
Henderson has an 18-2 record and 6-0 in UFC competition, while Melendez (21-2) will be making his UFC debut.
Henderson will be the first UFC fighter to headline two UFC on FOX cards, after winning a unanimous decision over...
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January 15, 2013
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