CHICAGO – It was exactly 1,100 days between appearances for Keri Melendez , but she picked up right where she left off. On the Bellator 301 prelims Friday at Wintrust Arena, Melendez (6-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) defeated Sabriye Sengul (3-4 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) by second-round guillotine choke . Despite the intermittent outings in recent years, Melendez felt great when it finally was time to return to action. At 39, Melendez thinks she’s fresher than ever – and is confident her training camps going forward will allow her to compete on a more consistent basis. “I want to keep going,” Melendez told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a post-fight news conference