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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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Born:
Apr 12, 1982
Movie/TV Credits:
30
First Appeared:
In the movie WEC 5: Halloween Fury 2002-10-18
Latest Project:
Movie Quintet Ultra 2019-12-12
Known For
Poster of Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals: Barnett vs. Cormier
Poster of Strikeforce: Evolution
Poster of Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
Poster of WEC 10: Bragging Rights
Filmography
Movie Quintet Ultra 2019-12-12
Movie Submission Underground 8 Self 2019-05-12
Movie UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos Self 2019-07-06
Movie UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 Self 2017-09-09
Movie UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko Self 2016-07-23
Movie UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum Self 2015-06-13
Movie UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II Self 2014-12-06
Series Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Himself 2013-04-14
Movie Mexican Fighter Self 2013-11-05
Movie UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez Self 2013-04-19
Movie UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III Self 2013-10-19
Movie Fight Life Himself 2012-01-20
Movie Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals: Barnett vs. Cormier Self 2012-05-19
Movie Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley Self 2011-04-09
Movie Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal Self 2011-12-17
Movie Strikeforce: Nashville Self 2010-04-17
Movie Supreme Champion Logger 2010-07-01
Movie Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz Self 2009-04-11
Movie Strikeforce: Evolution Self 2009-12-19
Movie Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg Self 2009-08-15
Movie Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le Self 2008-03-29
Movie Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson Self 2008-06-27
Movie Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion Self 2007-09-29
Movie Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie Self 2006-03-10
Movie Strikeforce: Revenge Self 2006-06-09
Movie Pride Shockwave 2006 Self 2006-12-31
Movie Pride Bushido 12 Self 2006-08-27
Movie WEC 10: Bragging Rights Self 2004-05-21
Movie WEC 6: Return of a Legend Self 2003-03-27
Movie WEC 5: Halloween Fury Self 2002-10-18