Gilbert Melendez
Birthday
April 12, 1982 (43 years)
Known For
Acting
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
Gilbert Melendez Movies & TV-shows on Netflix
Movies with Gilbert Melendez
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
Oct 19, 2013
Supreme Champion
Jul 1, 2010
Mexican Fighter
Nov 5, 2013
Fight Life
Jan 20, 2012
Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
Jun 27, 2008
UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2
Sep 9, 2017
UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II
Dec 6, 2014
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
Aug 15, 2009
Quintet Ultra
Dec 12, 2019
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie
Mar 10, 2006
UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum
Jun 13, 2015
Pride Shockwave 2006
Dec 31, 2006