Dana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/437810413409800192
And the Press Release: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-vsjPnercygWjZpc04xVWVjYm8/view?pli=1&sle=true
For Immediate Release:
Feb. 23, 2014
MELENDEZ AGREES TO NEW CONTRACT; WILL COACH OPPOSITE PETTIS ON SEASON 20 OF THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER® SEASON 20 TO FEATURE WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT COMPETITORS VYING FOR INAUGURAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Las Vegas – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® lightweight contender Gilbert Melendez has agreed to a new contract with the organization.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Melendez will now coach against UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis on season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter®. The two will then meet for the UFC lightweight title later this year.
The show, which will begin filming in May and premiere on FOX Sports 1 on Sept. 10, features the launch of the UFC women’s 115-pound weight class. The winner of this season of The Ultimate Fighter® will be crowned the UFC strawweight division’s inaugural champion.
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Press Contact:
Dave Sholler, UFC PR
702-588-5541
dsholler@ufc.com
Very awesome
This is a big plot twist 
BOOM
That was fast OP! You beat me to it! Awesome news!!
Way to go Gil. You stood up and showed those fuckers.
whatever happened to aldo/pettis?
Nice! This sounds like a good deal for everyone.
Glad they are keepin him if this is true... but god no. No more TUF. Jesus christ. 
Very nice Dana. Now wrap Pettis in bubble wrap so he makes the fight.
Fuck yeah!!!!
Sticksy - whatever happened to aldo/pettis?
Last I heard Aldo's camp wanted it at catchweight 150 lb. or some bullshit.
For Immediate Release:
Feb. 23, 2014
MELENDEZ AGREES TO NEW CONTRACT;
WILL COACH OPPOSITE PETTIS ON
SEASON 20 OF THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER®
SEASON 20 TO FEATURE WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT COMPETITORS
VYING FOR INAUGURAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Las Vegas – The Ultimate Fighting Championship®
lightweight contender Gilbert Melendez has agreed to a new contract with the organization.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Melendez will now coach against UFC lightweight
champion Anthony Pettis on season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter®. The two will then meet for the
UFC lightweight title later this year.
The show, which will begin filming in May and premiere on FOX Sports 1 on Sept. 10, features
the launch of the UFC women’s 115-pound weight class. The winner of this season of The
Ultimate Fighter® will be crowned the UFC strawweight division’s inaugural champion.
The Ultimate Fighter®
Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia currently airing Wednesdays on FOX Sports 1. The next
international edition of The Ultimate Fighter® will feature fighters from Latin America, with the
premiere set for summer 2014. Melendez is slated to make a special guest appearance on the
show and broadcast plans will be announced in the weeks to come.
For more information or current fight news, visit www.ufc.com. All bouts live and subject to
change.
About the Ultimate Fighting Championship®
Universally recognized for its action-packed, can’t-miss events that have sold out some of the
biggest arenas and stadiums across the globe, the UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts
(MMA) organization. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, headquartered in Las Vegas and with
offices in London, Toronto, Sao Paulo, Beijing and Singapore, UFC produces more than 30 live
events annually and is the largest pay-per-view event provider in the world. In 2012, the UFC
burst into the mainstream with a landmark seven-year broadcast agreement with FOX Sports
Media Group. The agreement includes four live events broadcast on the FOX network annually,
is the longest-running sports reality show on television, with The Ultimate
with additional fight cards and thousands of hours of programming broadcast on FOX properties
FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2. This also includes the longest-running sports reality show on
television, The Ultimate Fighter®, which airs on FOX Sports 1.
In addition to its reach on FOX, UFC programming is broadcast in over 145 countries and
territories, to nearly 882 million TV households worldwide, in 28 different languages. UFC
content is also distributed commercially in the United States to bars and restaurants through Joe
Hand Promotions, in English throughout Canada via Premium Sports Broadcasting Inc. and
Australia via Main Event and in French throughout Quebec via Interbox. The UFC also connects
with tens of millions of fans through its website, UFC.com, as well as social media sites
Facebook and Twitter. UFC President Dana White is considered one of the most accessible and
followed executives in sports, with more than 2.7 million followers on Twitter. Ancillary UFC
businesses include best-selling DVDs and video games, an internationally distributed magazine,
UFC.TV offering live event broadcasts and video on demand around the world, a new franchise
in development with EA, UFC GYM®, UFC Fight Club affinity program, UFC Fan Expo®
festivals, branded apparel and trading cards.
Press Contact:
Dave Sholler, UFC PR
702-588-5541
dsholler@ufc.com
great news
Timtek -Sticksy - whatever happened to aldo/pettis?
Last I heard Aldo's camp wanted it at catchweight 150 lb. or some bullshit.
Ah well. Melendez/Pettis should make up for that
Go Gil!
2Fort - BOOMSaid this out loud when I saw the tweet on my phone.
R1WARRIOR - That was fast OP! You beat me to it! Awesome news!!
Been waiting all day to post.
So I guess Bjorn's SOL?
Oh shit!!!!!