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UFC Tonight Insider Ariel Helwani on Gilbert Melendez getting a new UFC contract: “It’s not looking good. I spoke to UFC President Dana White yesterday. He said, ‘I’m done with Gilbert. I like Gilbert very much, but I don’t like his manager.’ He has the same manager as GSP. Dana said: ‘Being GSP’s best friend doesn’t make you a good manager.’ Dana said if Gilbert wants to fight in the UFC, he should call Lorenzo quickly and he also should start looking elsewhere.”



Helwani on Alistair Overeem’s next fight: “Dana White told me he offered Alistair Overeem a five-round main event fight against Junior dos Santos in Brazil, but he turned it down. He then offered him a three-round co-main event in Las Vegas and he also turned that down. He said he wants nothing to do with dos Santos and he’s hiding from him.”



Helwani on Frank Mir’s future: “I spoke to his manager and he said despite Frank’s four-fight losing streak, he still wants to fight in the UFC and he doesn’t want to go anywhere else. Dana White told me he hasn’t talked to him yet and hasn’t decided what to do about Mir.”