Strikeforce champ Melendez wants next crack at UFC 136's main-event winner

HOUSTON - Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez attended this weekend's UFC Fan Expo Houston 2011 representing his longtime employer, but he hopes to leave the city with a different tag: UFC title challenger.

Melendez today said he plans on pressing UFC president Dana White for the next crack at the winner of UFC 136's lightweight championship bout.

"I'm a vet in this sport," Melendez told MMAjunkie.com. "I've been here for a long, long time, and I'm ready to prove I'm No. 1."

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