Gilbert Melendez wants to prove he's the best lightweight in the world ...
by Jesse Holland on Aug 10, 2010 11:02 AM EDT
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... unless he moves up to welterweight if and when the Strikeforce 155-pound talent pool dries up.
"Yeah I'm a free agent but at this point I already plan on re-signing with Strikeforce. I really believe it goes number one BJ Penn, number two Frankie Edgar and I really believe I'm number three in the world right now. I'm definitely coming for the number one spot but I got a lot to prove. It's gonna be hard because I don't fight BJ or Frankie Edgar so Strikeforce is going to have to come up with some people in the top ten for me to beat to help me prove that. Maybe I'll go up to 170, who knows."
"El Nino" shares his future goals with Heavy.com and it doesn't sound like they include defecting to the UFC like his friend and team mate Jake Shields. Melendez holds the Strikeforce lightweight championship and consistently finds himself among the top five fighters in his weight class. Can he jump to number one without a tour in Las Vegas? And what kind of impact can he make at 170-pounds?
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Never going to happen
BJ trucks this fool all day long. So does Maynard and Florian.
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
Couldn't agree more.
At least he’s actually admitted to being number 3 (even though he’s not). I remember him actually saying he was number 1 in the world, so basically he’s avoiding people in the UFC because he’s a free agent and is on about fighting Penn and Edgar yet is gonna sign another contract with strikefarce. WTH?
I'm mad
was just going to say that...my $$$ would be on Gray, Kenny all day...maybe even Stevenson, Gomi, Tyson, and Clay too...this guy is top ten but not top 5
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
by McArthur... on Aug 10, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Crazy???
Yeah Edgar just dominated. BJ will look to finish next time.
LOL-fat boy
Do you really think Edgar will win, Champ? I don’t, but I sure as hell hope so.
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
Would be hilarious if Edgar pulls it off again...........
"Matt Hughes is the greatest welter weight of all time; I would lick the sweat off his hairy chest after a grueling work out if I could. The only person I look up to more than Matt Hughes is Jay; he’s trying patiently to teach me about MMA, being as I don’t know shit about the sport. Thanks Jay, you are my hero and one hell of a Canadian."
Or if he KO'd BJ!
Lol nah, personally I’d rather see BJ win.
Gil is Top 10, not Top 3. BJ, Frankie, Kenny and Maynard would all handle him.
Arlovski : Kang : GSP : Rampage : Lytle : Huerta : Quarry : Serra : Wandy : Pulver : Alvarez
I'm going 60/40 with Edgar winning.
I actually think Edgar is too fast and BJ can’t keep up with him plus Frankie gained a lot of confidence with the last fight. However, I won’t be surprised if BJ murders Edgar, just saying I want BJ to fight like we know he can except against GSP!
BJ Penn is the #1 P4P fighter in the world without question!
I expect the "good BJ" this fight.
I can’t see the fight ending any other way than a BJ KO.
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
Really Jay?
No other way? Hmmm.
I could see Edgar getting another decision.
If there’s gonna be a stoppage though, then I agree; it’ll be a BJ KO.
Arlovski : Kang : GSP : Rampage : Lytle : Huerta : Quarry : Serra : Wandy : Pulver : Alvarez
I don't see Edgar winning a decision again.
I would pay for another Edgar win, but it isn’t looking promising.
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
I do and will even pick him in Mac's pool
Lock!
BJ Penn is the #1 P4P fighter in the world without question!
LOL
I can’t afford to lose the points. Trust me, if he wins I will be EXTREMELY happy. I was almost happy on Saturday, that was a major letdown.
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
How long before PB makes a return?
I think he comes back this week.
BJ Penn is the #1 P4P fighter in the world without question!
by he I mean she
and by she I mean he/she
BJ Penn is the #1 P4P fighter in the world without question!
maybe but I'm talking about Gilbert
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
by McArthur... on Aug 10, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
+1
He’s never exactly looked spectacular, he looked good against Aoki. Never been overly impressed with him though. I wouldn’t mind seeing him fight some higher level guys.
Never before, have I so clearly heard the sound of a face breaking...
by Spinning Fat Kick on Aug 10, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope you're happy, you son of a bitch............lol
"Matt Hughes is the greatest welter weight of all time; I would lick the sweat off his hairy chest after a grueling work out if I could. The only person I look up to more than Matt Hughes is Jay; he’s trying patiently to teach me about MMA, being as I don’t know shit about the sport. Thanks Jay, you are my hero and one hell of a Canadian."
LOL
The bad thing is I don’t remember making that bet at all. I’m lucky I won because I lost to Guru on the Nelson/JDS fight.
One week is good.
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
Not sure what thread it was, but we def made the bet...........
I challenged you so this is a week of self justice :-(
"Matt Hughes is the greatest welter weight of all time; I would lick the sweat off his hairy chest after a grueling work out if I could. The only person I look up to more than Matt Hughes is Jay; he’s trying patiently to teach me about MMA, being as I don’t know shit about the sport. Thanks Jay, you are my hero and one hell of a Canadian."
I like the sig.
OD is good at this game. I hate winning because I can never think of anything.
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
jay where abouts do you live in this beautiful country?
"its either going to be genius or its going to f***ing suck. Until I see the first cut I have no idea. But you know what? Neither does anybody else"
Rory 'The Waterboy' Macdonald
Thiago 'The Pitbull' Alves
Yushin 'Thunder' Okami
Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua
How do you know I'm Canadian?
45 minutes west of T.O.
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
the way you type.
its noticeable. haha!
BJ Penn is the #1 P4P fighter in the world without question!
That's not cool.
:(
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
I guess he figured it out from Dragon's sig.
I just re-read it and figured that shit out. I’m like a detective and shit.
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
haha!
nice, can you help me find Hella’s sauna?
BJ Penn is the #1 P4P fighter in the world without question!
I bet you'd like that.
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
You un-original bastard.........lol
"Matt Hughes is the greatest welter weight of all time; I would lick the sweat off his hairy chest after a grueling work out if I could. The only person I look up to more than Matt Hughes is Jay; he’s trying patiently to teach me about MMA, being as I don’t know shit about the sport. Thanks Jay, you are my hero and one hell of a Canadian."
Damn Dragon that is an awesome sig you got there
+1
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 10, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL, it really is.
Hughes isn’t done. Why did everyone think he was? Almeida is never gonna be better than Hughes at anything. Period.
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
I do, pal.
I don’t really want to put it on here though. You can e-mail my liason(sp?) OJR. He’ll give it to you.
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
haha iv said it in another post that iv been creepin this site for like 2 years and read somewhere u were from canada and i never knew where.
im from kelowna bc
"its either going to be genius or its going to f***ing suck. Until I see the first cut I have no idea. But you know what? Neither does anybody else"
Rory 'The Waterboy' Macdonald
Thiago 'The Pitbull' Alves
Yushin 'Thunder' Okami
Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua
Brantford Ontario, Herz.
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
Yeah OD next time I wanna sig bet......
I’ll just skip the middle man and come find you. lol
"Matt Hughes is the greatest welter weight of all time; I would lick the sweat off his hairy chest after a grueling work out if I could. The only person I look up to more than Matt Hughes is Jay; he’s trying patiently to teach me about MMA, being as I don’t know shit about the sport. Thanks Jay, you are my hero and one hell of a Canadian."
if you want to beat quality guys to prove your number 1 why
A: are u going to an organization that going to struggle to bring in those guys
B: why wouldnt you want to go to the company that has the number 1 and number 2 guys you just named?
"its either going to be genius or its going to f***ing suck. Until I see the first cut I have no idea. But you know what? Neither does anybody else"
Rory 'The Waterboy' Macdonald
Thiago 'The Pitbull' Alves
Yushin 'Thunder' Okami
Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua
He should fight 'Mayhem' Miller
There some real bead blood going between the two.
"Deng is fired" - Neil Funk
by RogersPark Kris on Aug 10, 2010 11:13 AM EDT reply actions
I’m a big Melendez fan but I don’t think he could survive at 170. he needs to get a fight with Eddie Alvarez and if he wins that he’s gotta go to the UFC if he wants a chance to become the #1 LW in the world
by 49erEmpire on Aug 10, 2010 11:17 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
so funny
so basically what Gilbert is saying is that he wants to not fight the best fighters in the world. #3? this dude is nuts, seen him fight a few times, he would get owned in the ufc’s lightweight division. what a joke
ya were all kind of perplexed why he wants to sign with the company that doesnt have the #1 and #2 guys
"its either going to be genius or its going to f***ing suck. Until I see the first cut I have no idea. But you know what? Neither does anybody else"
Rory 'The Waterboy' Macdonald
Thiago 'The Pitbull' Alves
Yushin 'Thunder' Okami
Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua
why wouldnt he want to go to the ufc
where he has more competition,i guess he likes to be the big fish in a small pond
I like how Melendez says he wants to be the best LW in the world
But he’s not willing to fight anyone in the top 3.
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
If Edgar beats penn again........
Melandez will be claiming that number 2 spot super fast lol
"Matt Hughes is the greatest welter weight of all time; I would lick the sweat off his hairy chest after a grueling work out if I could. The only person I look up to more than Matt Hughes is Jay; he’s trying patiently to teach me about MMA, being as I don’t know shit about the sport. Thanks Jay, you are my hero and one hell of a Canadian."
You think so?
Losing to Edgar doesn’t mean BJ should be ranked lower than Melendez. I think Gil is the only guy at Cesar’s that I don’t like. I’ve warmed to Shields since the Hendo win.
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
No I just meant that Gil HIMSELF would lay claim to it...........
"Matt Hughes is the greatest welter weight of all time; I would lick the sweat off his hairy chest after a grueling work out if I could. The only person I look up to more than Matt Hughes is Jay; he’s trying patiently to teach me about MMA, being as I don’t know shit about the sport. Thanks Jay, you are my hero and one hell of a Canadian."
maybe I should have read your comments before posting almost the same thing below
that is a fail for Gil and and a fail for Deuce. F’s all around!
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
Why does mma math always suck?
Gil- you just said you want to be the best lightweight in the world. Then you said the #1 and #2 guys are in another promotion. Then you said you don’t want to sign with that promotion, then you said, well, maybe I will go up to 170. I am so confused. Fail.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
How successful do you guys reckon he'd be at 170?
Arlovski : Kang : GSP : Rampage : Lytle : Huerta : Quarry : Serra : Wandy : Pulver : Alvarez
what?!
oh come on,he aint number 3 in the world…he fought a japanese who hasnt fought in a cage but he didint even finish him..and i dont think aoki is that good…his style sucks,holding on to guys and wont let go until he taps out…if melendez wants to prove something,he needs to go to the ufc but i think he wont last there..on the bj penn vs edgar rematch,i think edgar is in a lot of trouble…their last fight,bj wasnt trained well,did you see his belly?thats why…but now he’s back training with the marinovichs and he seemed excited and pumped up to fight edgar again..i feel sorry for edgar
Did BJ stop working with Marinovich
for his last fight? I hadn’t heard that at all.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
ryoto
I noticed he was soft(same as Fedor for the Werdum fight) everyone called me crazy. I know Fedor is never ripped, but he looked like he was way softer than usual.
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
His only good fight, outside of the UFC, is Alvarez.
Why would you stay in SF, especially if you are not contractually bound?
As much respect I gained from watching him TOOL Aoki, I just lost from him ducking the UFC. Guys who I believe beat him in the UFC:
Edgar, Penn, Maynard, Florian, George Sot, Gomi and Sherk.
How is that #3 in the world?
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
For comparison sake
He barely got by Clay Guida a few years back. We all know where he stands in the UFC.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
Um. Not Fair. Styles Make Fights.
I think Gil beats Edgar, Kenny. Loses to Penn.
by AintNoSunshine on Aug 10, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, mma math doesn't usually work
but, I don’t think Gil can take Kenny. The only one I see beating Kenny is BJ. IMO.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
Lay n Gray Maynard could pull it off by decision.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 10, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I stick by what I said.
Gil has good boxing, good wrestling and…..what else exactly? I don’t think he is superior at anything, which equates to being a very average fighter in the UFC.
Frankie outworks him at all aspects. Bj is better at everything but wrestling, but Gil is not good enough to get BJ down. Maynard GnP’s the shit out of him or blankets him for a UD. Kenny, Sherk and Sot outbox him and Gomi catches him with the big right hand.
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
admittedly, Sherk, Sot and Gomi could be won by Gil, but the others are not even really competitive to me.
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
And I think he's just too loyal for his own good
SF treats the guy well, he’s the Champion over there, probably just likes where he’s at and being a Champion even if it isn’t the most prestigous belt.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 10, 2010 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd give him 50/50 against Gray, Sherk or Gomi
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 10, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
melendez is a good dude
i met him at fedor/werdum….,but idk why hes not going to UFC even tho his boy jake did?
hes trying to help scott coker, so i can respect that, plus he’ll be healthy not get stomped by UFC lol
smart move gil $$$ still making money,
God is too big for just one religion...
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