Hot and bothered: Gilbert Melendez Strikeforce interview exclusive with MMAmania.com

This Saturday night (Aug. 15), live on Showtime from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., Strikeforce interim lightweight champion Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez will look to erase one of the only two blemishes on his otherwise stellar professional mixed martial arts record when he puts his 155-pound belt on the line against Japanese wrestling sensation, Mitsuhiro Ishida. After dropping the initial meeting with “Endless Fighter” on New Year’s Eve 2007 and then coming up short in a five round decis

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Hot and bothered: Gilbert Melendez Strikeforce interview exclusive with MMAmania.com