Gilbert Melendez's trainer says his fight with Jorge Masvidal "absolutely" his last in Strikeforce

UFC President Dana White caused a bit of a stir earlier this month when he said he that the UFC wanted to bring Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez over as soon as possible. However, it turned out that Melendez was still going to be facing Jorge Masvidal in Strikeforce this December. Now, in an interview with Tatame.com, Melendez's trainer says that the Masvidal fight will be the Champ's final bout for Strikeforce:

"Absolutely it'll be his last fight (in Strikeforce). I believe Melendez is the best of the world in this division. [Masvidal is] a very dangerous fight. Melendez has nothing to win, there's the problem. I didn't want him to do it. I believe he's gonna win, he's a better fighter, but in any fight you can either win or lose and it's not different this time. Melendez has everything to lose and nothing to gain. He needs to fight the top fighters. Masvidal sometimes is good, but sometimes he loses to some guys nobody knows."

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/quicknews/article_10983.shtml

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