Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez won't need surgery to
repair a bad tear to his AC joint, though a timetable for his return is
unknown.
Melendez's manager and father, Gilbert Melendez Sr., expressed optimism
that his son will be able to compete on a Strikeforce card planned for
mid-January, though it depends on how quickly the fighter's recovery
progresses.
"There's no definite yes," Melendez today told MMAjunkie.com. "It all depends if his body is healing on time as
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