Chad ”Money” Mendes är övertygad om att han har vad som krävs för att besegra Conor McGregor på några veckors notis. Mendes säger att irländaren kan välja mellan att bli knockad, submittad eller gråta under alla fem ronderna.
Under natten blev det klart att fjäderviktsmästaren José Aldo (25-1) missar UFC 189 på grund av sin revbensskada. In för honom kliver hans senaste motståndare, Chad ”Money” Mendes (17-2), in för att gå en match om det tillfälliga bältet mot ”The Notorious” Conor McGregor (17-2). Mendes säger till Fox Sports att han trots den korta förberedelsetiden är redo för att besegra irländaren och att detta kommer att ske via ett av följande tre scenarier; Antingen vinner Mendes via knock, submission eller så kommer han att dominera McGregor tiden ut:
”Since I found out I was the back up, I knew I was fighting Conor. Nothing has changed in my mind except it’s gone public. I’m excited. This is a huge opportunity and something I’ve worked my entire life for. I’m not passing this up. I’ve got two weeks to get as sharp as I can. I live a healthy lifestyle so I’m in pretty decent shape year round so I’ve been hitting it hard as soon as I found out so I’m just kind of fine tuning it now, but I’ll stay injury free and get that weight down. You guys should see the original O.G. Chad Mendes get in there on July 11 and whoop some ass.
That right there I feel is a huge hole. I think my style with my wrestling, my athleticism, my speed, and the ability to knock somebody out, the power in my hands, I feel like that’s a sh–tier fight for him. I see myself beating this guy three ways. I’m either going to knock him unconscious because he drops his hands a ton and gets lazy in there. I’m going to take him down and submit him because he gives up. Or I’m going to have him on his back crying for his mama for five, five-minute rounds, beating the crap out of him. I’m good with all three of them”.
