{"id":319037,"date":"2019-07-10T12:42:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T19:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=319037"},"modified":"2019-07-10T12:42:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T19:42:09","slug":"gilbert-melendez-hints-at-retirement-after-ufc-239-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/gilbert-melendez-hints-at-retirement-after-ufc-239-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilbert Melendez hints at retirement after UFC 239 loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gilbert Melendez seems to be nearing the end of his career as a professional fighter.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, on the undercard of UFC 239, the former Strikeforce lightweight champion and UFC lightweight title challenger gave up a decision to British featherweight Arnold Allen. While Melendez did not retire outright after this loss, he does seem to be preparing to move on to the next phase of his career.<\/p>\n

Melendez issued a statement on this loss, and what will follow it, on his official Instagram account.<\/p>\n

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