THE LEGEND GILBERT MELENDEZ IS HERE!

"Mighty" Demetrious Johnson is joined by former Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez to talk about training w/ the Diaz Bros, Nick Diaz's comeback, fighting in WEC, and more!

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Timecodes

0:00 Intro  

1:07 PrizePicks Code MIGHTYCAST 

1:50 Welcome Gil! 4:24 Gil has 4 Gyms in San Francisco 

6:42 The LEGENDARY Skrap Pack w/ the Diaz Bros 

8:48 Gil’s Intro into MMA  9:54 Gil’s Championship WEC Run 

12:13 How Gil Made Money Early in His Career 

15:55 Gil’s SICK Pride FC Run in Japan 

19:44 The Golden Days of MMA are Gone?  

23:06 How to Fix the UFC  25:45 Gil’s Thoughts on the Current State of MMA  

32:18 Who is the GOAT of Strikeforce? 

36:07 Gil and Scott Coker and Promoting Together  

37:47 Should Fighters Inspire People to Fight? 

45:30 Gil’s Underrated UFC Run  

47:32 Fighters Fought WAY MORE Back in the Day  

48:46 Gil’s Sneaky Negotiating with the UFC  

51:05 How Weight Cutting Has Changed in MMA  

56:00 Gil is Not Retired?  

57:32 Nick Diaz is Back Boys! 

59:02 Transitioning from Athlete to Retired Fighter  

1:06:53 How Gil Spent his First and Last Paycheck  

1:11:24 How to Support Gil 

1:12:45 MIGHTYRECAP 1:13:10 Gil has an UNDERRATED MMA Career 

1:13:50 Gil’s Genius Contract Negotiating  

1:14:55 Gil’s Successful Transition Post Career 

1:15:25 The Golden Era of MMA is Gone Boys

Produced/edited by Michael Wonsover (@mwonsover on IG)

Edited by Nick Pappas (@nick_pappas44 on IG)