Ishida Camp Claims Melendez Was Greased

Melendez vs. Ishida There are members of Mitsuhiro Ishida’s camp that hold strong suspicions that something slippery was going on in the  lightweight’s recent rematch defeat at the hands of Gilbert Melendez as part of “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg” on Saturday evening. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has been able to confirm through the California State Athletic Commission that members... [Read More...]

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Ishida steps in for Thomson in Strikeforce bout with Melendez

Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson has been scratched from his title defense against Gilbert Melendez due to not being able to pass his medical screening for the event. Thomson has been rehabilitating a broken leg suffered in training months ago, and apparently the injury has not been allowed the proper time to fully recover. It was recently being reported by numerous sources that Mitsuhiro... [Read More...]

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Thomson forced to withdraw from Strikeforce lightweight title fight vs. Melendez

A much-anticipated Strikeforce lightweight title rematch between reigning champion Josh Thomson and the former champion Gilbert Melendez that had been scheduled for April 11 has been canceled. Showtime officials issued a press release Wednesday night announcing that Thomson vs. Melendez II had been scrubbed in light of the fact that Thomson recently broke his leg during a sparring session with fellow... [Read More...]

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Josh Thomson vs. Gilbert Melendez rematch expected for April 11 Strikeforce event

With plans to secure separate opponents for Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson and the promotion’s former 155 pound king Gilbert Melendez apparently having following through, sources have informed FiveOuncesOfPain.com that Strikeforce officials could be set to announce in the coming days that the two will rematch each other on April 11 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. A source close... [Read More...]

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Gilbert Melendez planning to return in 2008

Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez has had a difficult year. He lost two of his three fights – one to Mitsuhiro Ishida and another to Josh Thomson. Those were the first two losses of his MMA career. Now, Melendez is preparing to get back in the cage in the not-so-distant future. “You’ll see me before the end of the year,” said Melendez, “I have a... [Read More...]

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Behind The Scenes With Gilbert Melendez (video)

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UFC Roundup: Belcher gets new contract; Hazelett could fight Goulet; and Tanner to fight Lister?

There’s a quite a few UFC-related fight nuggets making the Internet rounds so I figured I’d recap them for you in one post: – UFCjunkie.com is citing a report in the Biloxi Sun-Herald middleweight Alan Belcher has signed a new four fight contract with the UFC. His next fight is scheduled for UFC 77 in Cincinnati on Oct. 20 against Kalib Starnes. If Belcher can string together a few... [Read More...]

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Report: Dean Lister to return to the UFC in December

MMAWeekly.com is reporting that Dean Lister will be training at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas and will be returning to the UFC on the fight promotion’s December 29 card (which is expected to be held in Las Vegas). According to Lister’s manager, Jerry Villasenor, Lister would like to fight the winner of the middleweight title fight between Anderson Silva and Rich Franklin at UFC 77. I don’t... [Read More...]

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