Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-04-29, close fight but not so exciting: the bare knuckle match Chad Mendes vs Eddie Alvarez gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2023).
Alvarez vs Mendes is scheduled to take place Saturday, April 29th, at the 1st Bank Center in Denver (Colorado, USA), in a 5-round light middleweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Mike Perry vs Luke Rockhold – BKFC 41 (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-29, nice and tough fight between Chad Mendes and Alexander Volkanovski: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Chad Mendes entered this fight with a pro record of 18-4-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway). He lost two consecutive bouts in 2015, against Conor McGregor (Mendes vs McGregor) and Frankie Edgar (Frankie Edgar vs Chad Mendes) but since then he has fought just once beating Myles Jury in 2018 (Chad Mendes vs Myles Jury).
His opponent, Alexander Volkanovski, has an official mma record of 18-1-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Corey Nelson in 2013, since then he has collected 15 consecutive victories beating Shane Young, Jeremy Kennedy and Darren Elkins in his last three (Darren Elkins vs Alexander Volkanovski). Mendes vs Volkanovski is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2 – UFC 232. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-14, pretty good finish between Chad Mendes and Myles Jury but it is not enough to get three stars, it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
Chad Mendes entered this fight with a mma record of 17-4-0 (53% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 11, 2015 when he was defeated by Frankie Edgar (Frankie Edgar vs Chad Mendes). Before this bout, in 2015, he had also lost to Conor McGregor in July (Mendes vs McGregor) and had beat Ricardo Lamas in April (Mendes vs Lamas).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Myles Jury, has an official record of 17-2-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 featherweight in the world. He had also lost twice in 2015, with Donald Cerrone (Donald Cerrone vs Myles Jury) and Charles Oliveira (Charles Oliveira vs Myles Jury) but then he has beat Mike De La Torre and Rick Glenn. Mendes vs Jury is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov – UFC Fight Night 133. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-11, Frankie Edgar vs Chad Mendes gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj and former Ufc lightweight champion Frankie Edgar entered this fight with a pro record of 19-4-1 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 featherweight in the world. He suffered three consecutive defeats between 2012 and 2013, the last one against #1 Jose Aldo (=Aldo vs Edgar) but after this bout he has won four fights beating Urijah Faber in 2015 (=Edgar vs Faber).
His opponent, Chad Mendes, has an official mma record of 17-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Jose Aldo in 2014 (=Aldo vs Mendes 2) and Conor McGregor in 2015 (=Mendes vs McGregor); between these two bouts he won over Ricardo Lamas (=Mendes vs Lamas). Edgar vs Mendes is the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale: Team McGregor vs Team Faber” – UFC. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-11, great fight between Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes: it is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Chad Mendes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-2-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world. The only man who stopped him twice was the #1 Ufc fw champion Jose Aldo: in 2012 (=Aldo vs Mendes) and in 2014 (=Aldo vs Mendes 2). After the second loss he came back to win beating Ricardo Lamas (=Mendes vs Lamas).
His opponent, Conor McGregor, has the same record of 17-2-0 (but with 94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Joseph Duffy, but since then he has collected 13 consecutive victories (five in the Ufc) beating Dennis Siver in his last bout (=McGregor vs Siver). McGregor vs Mendes, main event of Ufc 189, is valid for the Ufc interim featherweight title (Mendes replaces Jose Aldo who has forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-04, some good shots between Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
Chad Mendes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world; both his two defeats occurred against #1 Ufc Fw champion Jose Aldo: the first time he lost by ko in just one round (in 2012, Aldo vs Mendes I) while in the second bout he lost by unanimous decision (at the end of 2014, Aldo vs Mendes II).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ricardo Lamas, has an official record of 15-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class; he lost to Jose Aldo in 2014 as well (by unanimous decision, Aldo vs Lamas), but then he came back to win beating Hacran Dias (=Lamas vs Dias) and Dennis Bermudez (=Bermudez vs Lamas). Mendes vs Lamas is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 63. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-25, nice and tough exchanges between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes: their second fight is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Jose Aldo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2005 when he faced Luciano Azevedo, since then he has won 17 consecutive bouts, the lost one against (=Aldo vs Lamas).
His opponent, Chad Mendes, has an official record of 16-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, his only loss came in 2012 to Aldo in their first bout (=Aldo vs Mendes I); after that fight he won five times, the last one against Nik Lentz (=Mendes vs Lentz). Aldo vs Mendes 2, main event of Ufc 179, is valid for the UFC featherweight title (held by Aldo). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-12-14, great start but then the pace slows down: Chad Mendes vs Nik Lentz gets two stars. Chad Mendes (15-1-0, 53% finishing rate) entered as the No.3 featherweight in the world while Nik Lentz (24-5-2, 67% finishing rate) entered as the No.9 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Jose Aldo). Mendes vs Lentz is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Joseph Benavidez 2 – UFC on Fox 9. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-08-31, pretty good finish but the fight between Clay Guida and Chad Mendes was not so exciting overall: it gets two stars (UFC Knockout of the Night). Clay Guida (30-13-0, 63% finishing rate) entered as the No.5 featherweight in the world while Chad Mendes (14-1-0, 50% finishing rate) entered as the No.6. Guida vs Mendes is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Anthony Pettis 2 – UFC 164. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-07-07, Chad Mendes vs Cody McKenzie gets three stars only for the beautiful and fast knockout in the first round. Chad Mendes ranked as the No.6 featherweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 11-1-0 while Cody McKenzie had a record of 13-2-0. Mendes vs McKenzie is on the undercard of Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen 2 (UFC 148). Rate the video!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-04-29, close fight but not so exciting: the bare knuckle match Chad Mendes vs Eddie Alvarez gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2023).
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