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Gilbert Melendez
Actor
Born April 12, 1982 (42 years)
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
Filmography
| 2018 | Ariel & The Bad Guy (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Host |
| 2017 | UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 · as Self |
| 2015 | UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum · as Self |
| 2014 | UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II · as Self |
| 2014 | Fight Life · as Himself |
| 2013 | Mexican Fighter · as Self |
| 2013 | UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3 · as Self |
| 2013 | American Brawler · as Self |
| 2013 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | UFC: Ultimate Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Countdown to UFC (TV Series) · as Self - Former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) · as Self - Strikeforce Fighter |
| 2007 | Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion · as Self |
| 2006 | Strikeforce: Revenge · as Self |
| 2006 | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie · as Self |
| 1979 | SportsCenter (TV Series) · as Self - Mma Analyst |