GILBERT MELENDEZ on TRAINING w/ DIAZ BROs, NICK DIAZ COMEBACK! | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!

About this episode

Demetrious Johnson interviews Gilbert Melendez about his career, training with the Diaz brothers, and the current state of MMA.

THE LEGEND GILBERT MELENDEZ IS HERE! "Mighty" Demetrious Johnson is joined by former Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez to talk about training w/ the Diaz Bros, Nick Diaz's comeback, fighting in WEC, and more! ⚡️ PrizePicks: Sign up with code "MIGHTY" to play $5 and WIN $50 INSTANTLY https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/MIGHTYMOUSETimecodes Timecodes 0:00 Intro 1:07 PrizePicks Code MIGHTYCAST 1:50 Welcome Gil! 4:24 Gil has 4 Gyms in San Francisco 6:42 The LEGENDARY Skrap Pack w/ the Diaz Bros 8:48 Gil’s Intro into MMA 9:54 Gil’s Championship WEC Run 12:13 How Gil Made Money Early in His Career 15:55 Gil’s SICK Pride FC Run in Japan 19:44 The Golden Days of MMA are Gone? 23:06 How to Fix the UFC 25:45 Gil’s Thoughts on the Current State of MMA 32:18 Who is the GOAT of Strikeforce? 36:07 Gil and Scott Coker and Promoting Together 37:47 Should Fighters Inspire People to Fight? 45:30 Gil’s Underrated UFC Run 47:32 Fighters Fought WAY MORE Back in the Day 48:46 Gil’s Sneaky Negotiating with the UFC 51:05 How Weight Cutting Has Changed in MMA 56:00 Gil is Not Retired? 57:32 Nick Diaz is Back Boys! 59:02 Transitioning from Athlete to Retired Fighter 1:06:53…

People in this episode

Host: Demetrious Johnson

Guest: Gilbert Melendez

Topics covered

• MMA training
• Nick Diaz comeback
• Gilbert Melendez career
• UFC
• Strikeforce
• Pride FC
• MMA history

Keywords

• Gilbert Melendez
• Nick Diaz
• MMA training
• Strikeforce
• UFC
• Pride FC
• MMA history
• WEC
• Scott Coker
• MMA career

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WEC, Pride FC, UFC, Strikeforce

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