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Old 03-06-2008, 04:00 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Gilbert Melendez, currently ranked No. 6 in the world at lightweight, will defend his Strikeforce lightweight championship on March 29 against Chute Boxe jiu-jitsu coach Cristiano Marcello.

And Melendez comments on rumors of him fighting for DREAM on March 15th:

“This month, on March 29, I will be doing the EliteXC/Strikeforce show on Showtime,” he stated. “I’ve got a commitment with Strikeforce, and I look forward to fighting in the States and getting some respect out here.

“I think it’s a great opportunity to fight in the Dream tournament. I love fighting in Japan, but right now I have a commitment with Strikeforce. I’m looking to just put my focus on Strikeforce; I’ve got a contract there and want to fulfill it.”

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Gee. I wonder if this has anything to do with the Strikeforce/EliteXC relationship.

Whatever, will be good to see him fight again. I've only seen Marcello on fury fc but he's definitely a gamer on the ground.
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Too bad, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Kick some ass Melendez.
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Too bad, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Kick some ass Melendez.
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Even though it'll be disappointing not to have Melendez in the mix at the DREAM LWGP, I'll take this opportunity to note that this EXC card is starting to look really sick.

Here's what we have for this card on the MMA News Upcoming Cards thread:

Strikeforce/EliteXC - Shamrock vs. Le; March 29th, San Jose
Cung Le vs. Frank Shamrock - MW title fight (confirmed)
Jake Shields vs. Drew Fickett - WW title fight (confirmed)
Gilbert Melendez vs. Cristiano Marcello - LW title fight (confirmed)
Evangelista Santos vs. Joey Villasenor - MW fight (confirmed)
Nick Diaz vs. TBA - LW fight (confirmed)
Daniel Puder vs. TBA - HW fight (rumored)
Jorge Santiago vs. TBA - MW fight (rumored)
Gina Carano vs. TBA - ladies' 140 LB fight (rumored)

...this would have been a fantastic card to debut on CBS!

I am really looking forward to this card. There's at least 5 fights on this card (the top 5 named above) that I really want to see.
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