Gilbert Melendez
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
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Quintet Ultra
2019
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
2019
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Submission Underground 8
2019
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UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2
2017
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UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko
2016
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UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum
2015
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UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II
2014
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Mexican Fighter
2013
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UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
2013
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UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez
2013
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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
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Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals: Barnett vs. Cormier
2012
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Fight Life
2012
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Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal
2011
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Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
2011
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Supreme Champion
2010
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Strikeforce: Nashville
2010
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Strikeforce: Evolution
2009
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Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
2009
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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz
2009
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Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
2008
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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le
2008
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Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion
2007
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Pride Shockwave 2006
2006
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Pride Bushido 12
2006
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Strikeforce: Revenge
2006
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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie
2006
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The Ultimate Fighter
2005
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WEC 10: Bragging Rights
2004
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WEC 6: Return of a Legend
2003
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WEC 5: Halloween Fury
2002
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