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6 Of the Best: Trilogy Fights

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Oct 14, 2021

6 Of the Best: Trilogy Fights After Shogun and Nogueira met on Fight Island. We look back at the most exciting three-fight series...

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No pain, no gain

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Oct 14, 2021

Some fighters compete for the money, others do it for the glory, but are some motivated by a masochistic urge to get their kicks from the violence


Stopping the unstoppable

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Oct 14, 2021

Gilbert Melendez had never been stopped in his 12-year, 25-fight MMA career… then he spent seven minutes in the cage with Anthony Pettis.


Grudge match: Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez

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Oct 14, 2021

After a year on the sidelines who will emerge with the UFC championship when the planet’s leading lightweights collide in Las Vegas?


Hard work pays off

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Oct 14, 2021

Instead of joining the UFC back in ‘07, Gilbert Melendez decided to prove himself overseas. But one thing made him reconsider in 2013.


Money Shot: So you wanna be an Ultimate Fighter?

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Oct 14, 2021

The Ultimate Fighter 20 cast stands on stage behind the 115lb title belt at the UFC Fan Expo 2014 in Las Vegas.


Grudge match: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez

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Oct 14, 2021

What might happen when champions collide at UFC on Fox 7?Between them, Benson Henderson and UFC newcomer Gilbert Melendez have held the sport’s


Top 5 MMA trilogies

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Oct 14, 2021

To mark the recent final chapter in the three-fight rivalry between UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin we look at five more


Judges' Verdict: Issue 091

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Oct 14, 2021

Knockouts, speeches and all-time classic brawls – this month has it all. .Knockouts, speeches and all-time classic brawls – this month has it all. .


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6 Of the Best: Trilogy Fights

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Oct 14, 2021

6 Of the Best: Trilogy Fights After Shogun and Nogueira met on Fight Island. We look back at the most exciting three-fight series...

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By The Numbers 91

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Oct 14, 2021

In the seven-year history of The Ultimate Fighter only one woman has made a guest coaching appearance and then appeared in the TUF house.


Gilbert Melendez: Like a hurricane

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Oct 14, 2021

Headhunted by UFC president Dana White for the three-lettered juggernaut’s lightweight division, Gilbert Melendez is MMA’s hottest property.


Catching up with 'The Skrap Pack'

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Oct 14, 2021

They are the closest-knit fight team in all of mixed martial arts, but what exactly makes Nick and Nate Diaz, Jake Shields and Gilbert Melendez tick?


Fighter Facts: Gilbert Melendez

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Oct 14, 2021

The team ‘Skrap Pack’ Strikeforce champion is out to prove he is the best lightweight on the planetThe current Strikeforce lightweight champion


There is a storm coming

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Oct 14, 2021

Gilbert ‘El Nino’ Melendez is one of the fiercest lightweight fighters in the world, and he’s got the biggest names from Japan in his sights.


A Storm is Coming…

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Oct 14, 2021

With a career path that resembles something part gun-for-hire, part ronin [a masterless samurai] Gilbert ‘El Niño’ Melendez


Shamrock vs Gracie

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Oct 14, 2021

The highly anticipated match-up between Frank Shamrock and Cesar Gracie would be the fight to headline the first legalised MMA event in California


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