CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- MMA Fighting spoke to Gilbert Melendez about Saturday night's lightweight title defense against Tatsuya Kawajiri at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley, his new facial hair, fighting for Zuffa, his take on Kawajiri not training in a cage,why Japanese fighters haven't found success in America and and his year away from fighting.
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