40 Facts About Chad Mendes

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Chad Eduardo Mendes was born on May 1,1985 and is an American former professional bare-knuckle boxer, mixed martial artist, and collegiate wrestler who is currently signed to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.

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Chad Mendes wrestled for Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California.

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Chad Mendes began fighting for the Palace Fighting Championship and went undefeated.

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Chad Mendes made his WEC debut against Erik Koch on March 6,2010 at WEC 47.

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Chad Mendes won the fight via unanimous decision, despite a cut over his right eye that was examined during the fight to see if he could continue.

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Chad Mendes faced Anthony Morrison, replacing an injured Mackens Semerzier, on April 24,2010 at WEC 48.

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Chad Mendes faced Cub Swanson on August 18,2010 at WEC 50.

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Chad Mendes won the fight via unanimous decision.

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Chad Mendes faced Javier Vazquez on November 11,2010 at WEC 52 and defeated him via unanimous decision.

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Chad Mendes was able to utilize his improved striking to complement his superior wrestling to dictate where he wanted to take the action.

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Chad Mendes made his UFC debut against returning veteran and judo black belt Michihiro Omigawa on February 5,2011 at UFC 126.

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Chad Mendes fought UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo on January 14,2012 at UFC 142, losing at 4:59 of the first round via KO, giving Chad Mendes his first professional loss.

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Chad Mendes next faced Cody McKenzie on July 7,2012 at UFC 148.

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Chad Mendes won the fight via first-round TKO due to a body punch.

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Chad Mendes was expected to face Hacran Dias on December 15,2012 at UFC on FX 6.

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Chad Mendes defeated Meza via KO at 3:38 in the first round.

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Chad Mendes was expected to face Manvel Gamburyan on February 23,2013 at UFC 157.

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Subsequently, Chad Mendes was pulled from the card as a suitable replacement could not be found on short notice.

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Chad Mendes was expected to face Clay Guida on April 20,2013 at UFC on Fox 7.

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Chad Mendes won the fight by TKO at 1:08 in the first round.

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Chad Mendes faced Nik Lentz on December 14,2013 at UFC on Fox 9.

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Chad Mendes became the first man to knock down Aldo dropping him with a left hand in the first round.

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Chad Mendes faced Ricardo Lamas on April 4,2015 in the main event at UFC Fight Night 63.

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On May 18,2015, Dana White tweeted that Chad Mendes had agreed to an eight-fight contract with UFC.

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Chad Mendes stepped in as a short notice replacement to face McGregor for the interim championship.

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Chad Mendes faced Frankie Edgar on December 11,2015 at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale.

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Chad Mendes lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

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Chad Mendes won the fight via TKO in the first round.

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Chad Mendes faced Alexander Volkanovski on December 29,2018 at UFC 232.

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Chad Mendes lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

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Chad Mendes was initially expected to make his debut at a BKFC event on October 22,2021, but that was postponed on two occasions.

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Chad Mendes debuted on February 19,2022 at KnuckleMania 2 defeating Joshuah Alvarez by technical knockout.

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Chad Mendes announced his retirement from combat sports after the bout.

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On June 10,2016, the UFC announced that Chad Mendes had been informed of a potential doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition test conducted by USADA.

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Chad Mendes was not eligible to compete again until June 10,2018.

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Chad Mendes competed in Submission Underground 3 on January 30,2017, where he defeated Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion and 27 time Grapplers Quest champion, Jeff Glover in overtime.

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Chad Mendes is of Portuguese, Italian, Puerto Rican, Irish, and Native American descent.

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Chad Mendes founded the hunting and fishing guide service Finz and Featherz.

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Chad Mendes was charged with battery for his alleged involvement in a bar fight on July 29,2012 in his hometown of Hanford, California.

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The charges were dropped after Chad Mendes pleaded no contest to a count of public disturbance and paid a fine.