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Gilbert Melendez
Biography
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
Personal Info
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Acting
Birthday
April 12, 1982
Age
44 years old
Popularity Score
0.5
Filmography
Quintet Ultra
2019Movie
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
Self
2019Movie
Submission Underground 8
Self
2019Movie
UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2
Self
2017Movie
UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko
Self
2016Movie
UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum
Self
2015Movie
UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II
Self
2014Movie
UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez
Self
2013Movie
Mexican Fighter
Self
2013Movie
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
Self
2013Movie
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Self
2013TV
Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier
Self
2012Movie
Fight Life
Himself
2012Movie
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
Self
2011Movie
Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal
Self
2011Movie
Strikeforce: Nashville
Self
2010Movie
Supreme Champion
Logger
2010Movie
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
Self
2009Movie
Strikeforce: Evolution
Self
2009Movie
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz
Self
2009Movie
NCIS: Los Angeles
Self - Strikeforce Fighter
2009TV
Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
Self
2008Movie
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le
Self
2008Movie
Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion
Self
2007Movie
Yarennoka!
Self
2007Movie
Strikeforce: Revenge
Self
2006Movie
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie
Self
2006Movie
Pride Shockwave 2006
Self
2006Movie
Pride Bushido 12
Self
2006Movie
The Ultimate Fighter
Head Coach
2005TV
WEC 10: Bragging Rights
Self
2004Movie
WEC 6: Return of a Legend
Self
2003Movie
WEC 5: Halloween Fury
Self
2002Movie