{"id":193367,"date":"2016-05-04T13:21:12","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T20:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=193367"},"modified":"2016-05-04T16:47:49","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T23:47:49","slug":"edson-barboza-vs-gilbert-melendez-reportedly-set-for-ufc-on-fox-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/gilbert-melendez\/edson-barboza-vs-gilbert-melendez-reportedly-set-for-ufc-on-fox-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Edson Barboza vs. Gilbert Melendez reportedly set for UFC on FOX 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At UFC 197 Edson Barboza picked up the biggest win of his professional career as he <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-197-results\/ufc-197-results-edson-barboza-vs-anthony-pettis\/\">defeated former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis<\/a> via unanimous decision.<\/p>\n<p>The win was a dominant one for Barboza, as he out-struck Showtime throughout the course of the fight, dealing a severe amount of damage to Pettis&#8217; legs throughout the 3 round bout.<\/p>\n<p>Now, <a href=\"http:\/\/sportv.globo.com\/site\/combate\/noticia\/2016\/05\/ufc-planeja-confronto-entre-edson-barboza-e-gilbert-melendez-para-julho.html\" target=\"_blank\">Globo<\/a> is reporting that Barboza will look to build on the win as he faces former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez at UFC on FOX 20 in Chicago on July 23rd.<\/p>\n<p>Melendez is coming off a controversial split decision loss to Eddie Alvarez at UFC 188, that saw the former UFC title challenger placed on the sidelines for a year after <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/gilbert-melendez-tests-positive-for-banned-substance-suspended-for-1-year\/\">failing a post-fight drug test.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If this bout is official, expect an announcement from the UFC shortly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At UFC 197 Edson Barboza picked up the biggest win of his professional career as he defeated former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis via unanimous decision. 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