Gilbert Melendez Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

Key facts:

Gilbert Melendez has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Shooto, and Strikeforce.

He won the inaugural WEC Lightweight Championship by defeating Olaf Alonso in May 2004.

Melendez won the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship by defeating Clay Guida in June 2006.

He won the Interim Strikeforce Lightweight Championship by beating Rodrigo Damm in April 2009.

Melendez defeated Josh Thomson in December 2009 to win and unify the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.

Basic Information About Gilbert Melendez

Kevin Lee

Houston Alexander

Alexander Gustafsson

Mark Kerr

Pearl Gonzalez

Oscar	Golden Globe	Golder Raspberry	BAFTA	Other
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Movie / Series	Role
NCIS: Los Angeles	Self - Strikeforce Fighter 1 episode, 2010

Second winner of the Strikeforce (2009) Lightweight World Title.
Final holder of the Strikeforce (2009) Lightweight World Title, with the most title defenses in the promotion's history.
Before becoming a professional fighter, he worked as a waiter and he also had a job at a Fairtex gear shop, which would later be one of his sponsors.
Melendez and his girlfriend Keri Anne have a daughter born August 8, 2010.

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