By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 18, 2011
It did not take long for Gilbert Melendez to throw down the gauntlet.

By: Mike Whitman Dec, 18, 2011
Gilbert Melendez took another step on his quest to be recognized as the world’s top lightweight on Saturday night, as “El Nino” outpointed a game Jorge Masvidal to retain his...

By: Brian Knapp Dec, 18, 2011
Gilbert Melendez outstrikes strikers, outwrestles wrestlers and outgrapples grapplers. There can be no clearer sign of one’s completeness.

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 18, 2011
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos needed just 16 seconds to dispatch Hiroko Yamanaka. As it stands, Santos is head and shoulders above all...

By: Mike Whitman Dec, 17, 2011
Strikeforce women’s 145-pound champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos continued her reign of dominance on Saturday night, retaining her title with a 16-second stoppage of challenger Hiroko Yamanaka at...

By: Brian Knapp Dec, 17, 2011
Behind a relentless stream of two-, three- and four-punch combinations, Gilbert Melendez kept his stranglehold on the lightweight championship with a one-sided unanimous decision over Jorge Masvidal in the...

Dec, 17, 2011
Sherdog.com will report from the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego at approximately 8 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Strikeforce “Melendez vs. Masvidal,” which is headlined by a lightweight title showdown pitting champion...

By: Brian Knapp Dec, 17, 2011
Caros Fodor has arrived.

By: Brian Knapp Dec, 16, 2011
Jorge Masvidal stands at the foot of one of the lightweight division’s most intimidating mountains.