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Originally Posted by Jimmy POP
I understand why Huerta is being pushed. It doesn't mean I have to like it. Huerta is fun to watch. I think a lot fans are disappointed that someone like Melendez didn't get picked up and pushed.
Huerta does have a great future.
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You're right, you don't have to like it, but your intelligence needs you to at least acknowledge to yourself that it is a smart move for Zuffa (and MMA) to push to get in with the Hispanic Fight Fans. Melendez is very good, perhaps slightly above Huerta at this time with his skills, although we'll have to see if he's as resourceful, has the heart, the endurance, the chin, and the recovery ability (ability to come back from the brink of being KO'd) that Huerta has. Perhaps he's already shown this, I haven't seen many of his fights. But I would say, yes, Gilbert is up there, and he himself had a war with Guida. He performed better with Guida but did not finish Clay as Roger did. Whether or not he is the better poster-boy for this push is yet to be seen. Huerta looks to have all of the right tools.
I have a feeling that the UFC will be going for Gilbert Melendez when his contract becomes available.