Melendez: I want the UFC belt
Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez sat down with UFC President Dana White recently and put it out there that he’d…
Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez sat down with UFC President Dana White recently and put it out there that he’d love to get a crack at the UFC lightweight title.
“I just wanted to discuss my future with the organization,” Melendez said Monday on The MMA Hour. “It looks like I have a good future. … I just expressed that I want to fight the best.”
Although Melendez described himself as a loyal Strikeforce fighter who still has four fights left on his contract, he made no secret of the fact that his ultimate goal in the sport is to be the champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
“The UFC title is the best belt,” he said. “I want that belt and I want it as soon as possible.”
