UFC veteran and three-time featherweight title contender Chad Mendes made a successful bare-knuckle boxing debut on Saturday. The 35-year-old Team Alpha Male fighter took on a 155-pound bout against Joshua Alvarez and won via fourth-round TKO.
Mendes, who competed at 145 pounds in the UFC, appeared visibly bigger and bulkier as a BKFC lightweight fighter. And his new physique caught the attention of former middleweight champion and UFC Hall-of-Famer Michael Bisping, who had this to say in a recent Q&A session he did on his YouTube channel.
“Chad “Mini” Mendes.