Filed under: Featured , News , UFC , Videos EDMONTON – Wins and losses be damned: Gilbert Melendez is going to stick to his roots and try to add another “Fight of the Night” or “Fight of the Year” to his resume when he takes on Jeremy Stephens at UFC 215. The former Strikeforce champion Melendez (22-6 MMA, 1-4 UFC), who meets Stephens (25-14 MMA, 12-13 UFC) in Saturday’s pay-per-view main card opener at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, enters the event on a three-fight losing skid and winless over a nearly four-year period. Related UFC 215 media day face-offs: Calm and cool, except for one lengthy staredown Melendez is in the midst of the kind of drought that would force some fighters to adjust their style and step in the octagon with a more win-centric approach

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Reinvented Gilbert Melendez seeks ‘historic fight’ with Jeremy Stephens at UFC 215 – MMA Junkie

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