Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez won't need surgery, January return not set

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 we anticipate."

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