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Maybe Pulling Out Of Strikeforce’s Final Events Was A Good Idea After All – Gilbert Melendez To Get Title Shot

by Scott "Kubryk" Sawitz on January 14, 2013

Gilbert Melendez angered a lot of people, most notably Pat Healy, by withdrawing from the past several Strikeforce cards because of a lingering shoulder injury. It apparently paid off for him as multiple outlets are reporting that Melendez has received his first fight in the UFC.

Melendez is getting a shot at Benson Henderson on the San Jose Fox card for the UFC lightweight title at April 20′s UFC on FOX 7.

No confirmation from the UFC or either Melendez and Henderson at this point.

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Tags: Benson Henderson, Gilbert Melendez, UFC on Fox 7

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Scott "Kubryk" Sawitz is an Inside Pulse original and currently holds the position of Content Editor of Inside Pulse Movies and Featured Columnist at Inside Fights. They can't fire him, either. He was hired for three days a week and just started showing up, every day. His column, the Monday Morning Critic, tackles cinema and anything else relevant, odd or interesting alongside duties as Inside Pulse Movies senior writer on film. When he isn't writing about film you can find him every Tuesday and Thursday morning on Inside Fights. He's also been featured on The Ultimate Fighter.com, Fox Sports.com and Film Arcade.net (among others).

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