El Niño Comes Out On Top In Fight Of The Year!

Vindicated!!! Gilbert Melendez has proven why he is one of the best lightweights in the World!! He has taken the only two losses he had, and turned them into dominant wins. Excerpt from Sherdog.com: Gilbert Melendez ended his 18-month exile from the Strikeforce lightweight throne with a dominating five-round decision over Josh Thomson, the man who ousted last year, in a clear contender for “Fight of the Year.” Scores were 49-47, 49-46 and 49-46. “It feels great,” Melendez said. “I just wanted to perform better than I did last time. Josh, hands down, is the toughest guy I’ve ever fought, the toughest matchup for me, maybe the toughest match I’ll ever have.” -read more here