Monday, December 23, 2013

Melendez faces Nurmagomedov at UFC 170

Gilbert Melendez and Khabib Nurmagomedov will meet on February 22nd, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nurmagomedov has been lobbying for this fight on social media and now he gets his wish. Nurmagomedov currently stands undefeated at 21-0 while Melendez still stands as one of the three best lightweights on the planet. Melendez is coming of a decision win over Diego Sanchez while Nurmagomedov is coming off a decision win over Pat Healy.