{"id":45375,"date":"2012-11-17T09:44:12","date_gmt":"2012-11-17T17:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=45375"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:27:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:27:16","slug":"report-strikeforce-champ-melendez-backs-out-of-second-straigh-healy-booking-mma-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/report-strikeforce-champ-melendez-backs-out-of-second-straigh-healy-booking-mma-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Strikeforce Champ Melendez Backs Out Of Second Straight Healy Booking | MMA NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gilbert-newsite2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gilbert-newsite2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Gilbert Melendez\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gilbert-newsite2.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gilbert-newsite2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gilbert-newsite2-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n Strikeforce lightweight champion, Gilbert Melendez, has reportedly fallen off the final Strikeforce event with the same nagging shoulder injury that forced him out of his last bout.<\/p>\n<p>Melendez was originally scheduled to defend his title against Strikeforce number one contender Pat Healy in September; however, news of an injury and subsequent withdrawal from the bout forced the postponement of his return and subsequent cancellation of the entire event. <\/p>\n<p>The Strikeforce January show was expected to be headlined by the lightweight title fight, but with news of this never ending ailment the headliner will likely shift to a welterweight or middleweight title bout.<\/p>\n<p>Melendez coach, Cesar Gracie, revealed to Tatame.com that his athlete will now focus on a shift to the UFC and as a result will never defend his Strikeforce title again. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strikeforce lightweight champion, Gilbert Melendez, has reportedly fallen off the final Strikeforce event with the same nagging shoulder injury that forced him out of his last bout. 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