Former UFC title challenger Chad Mendes will make his BKFC debut at tonight’s KnuckleMania 2 event opposite Joshuah Alvarez.

Mendes (18-5 MMA) has not competed in combat sports since suffering a TKO loss to Alex Volkanovski at UFC 232 in December of 2018. During his fourteen-fight UFC career, Chad Mendes accumulated a record of 9-5 which included stoppage wins over Myles Jury, Ricardo Lamas, Clay Guida, Darren Elkins and Cody McKenzie.

Joshuah Alvarez, meanwhile, will enter tonight’s BKFC KnuckleMania 2 event sporting a Bare Knuckle boxing record of 1-1.  ‘Famez’ most recently competed at BKFC 22 where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Arthur Walcott-Ceesay.

Tonight’s Mendes vs. Alvarez bout resulted in a strong debut for the former UFC featherweight title challenger. ‘Money’ scored his first knockdown in round two and followed that up with a pair of knockdowns in round three. He would continue his onslaught in round four, scoring another knockdown, this before the referee finally stepped in and called the fight off as a TKO.

Down goes FAMEZ in the second! #KnuckleMania2 pic.twitter.com/dqIYLa4WIn

— FITE (@FiteTV) February 20, 2022

.@chadmendes records another knockdown in round 3! #KnuckleMania2 pic.twitter.com/ZQXP9lPdpz

— FITE (@FiteTV) February 20, 2022

Official BKFC Result: Chad Mendes def. Joshuah Alvarez via TKO in Round 4

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