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STRIKEFORCE
LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION GILBERT "EL NINO'' MELENDEZ TO APPEAR ON MMA
LIVE ON ESPN2 TOMORROW/THURSDAY
 WHO:
STRIKEFORCE World Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez
WHERE: ESPN2
WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 16 at 1 a.m. ET / 10 p.m. PT
WHAT: Interview on MMA LIVE tomorrow/Thursday on ESPN2
Melendez will appear as a guest panelist on the full episode of MMA
LIVE on ESPN2 tomorrow/Thursday at 1 a.m. ET/10 p.m. PT.
Melendez (18-2), of San Francisco, successfully defended his
155-pound STRIKEFORCE title with a dominating unanimous decision
over DREAM champion Shinya Aoki last April 17 on the CBS Television
Network.
Melendez, a 28-year-old Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu stylist,
reclaimed the belt from the man who took it from him – Josh “The
Punk” Thomson – with a five-round unanimous decision in one of the
most ferocious battles of all time in the cage at HP Pavilion in San
Jose, Calif., on Dec. 19, 2009. The stunning victory came just four
months after Melendez avenged the only other defeat of his career by
stopping Japanese wrestling ace Mitsuhiro “The Endless Fighter”
Ishida with an onslaught of punches in the third round (3:56) of a
rematch on Aug. 15, 2009.
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