{"id":153709,"date":"2015-07-05T06:48:48","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T13:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=153709"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:43:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:43:31","slug":"mendes-coach-jester-mcgregor-will-eat-punches-and-get-desparate2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/mendes-coach-jester-mcgregor-will-eat-punches-and-get-desparate2\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach: Mendes Finishes \u2018Court Jester\u2019 McGregor in Round 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chad Mendes wasn’t chosen to be Conor McGregor’s opponent at “UFC 189” by chance; UFC brass believes this is the best matchup for the new main-event and think that Mendes has earned another shot at UFC gold.<\/p>\n

Mendes’ jiu-jitsu coach Fabio Prado believes the UFC made the right choice and has so much confidence in his student, that he doesn’t think McGregor will know what hit him when all is said and done.<\/p>\n

“He will find some holes in the first round. Chad is a scary guy, he has heavy hands, Prado told MMA Fighting<\/a>. “McGregor will change his mind after Chad lands the first punch. Those who trained and fought him know that. Ricardo Lamas, Clay Guida and others with a good chin went down. Aldo is the only one who didn\u2019t go down, but Aldo is Aldo. This trash talker will feel Chad\u2019s hands and ask himself \u2018what the f–k is this? This little guy has got some power\u2019. He hits hard, man.”<\/p>\n

Mendes does pack one hell of a punch. Four of his last five victories came by way of knockout. While he had a full training camp to prepare for those fights, Prado believes Mendes will be as ready as ever despite taking the fight on short notice.\u00a0“It\u2019s on short notice, but his heart and experience will make the difference. Alpha Male doesn\u2019t turn down fights and that\u2019s why we have credit with the UFC. Chad is always training, dreaming about this.”<\/p>\n

“We want to win so we can fight Jose Aldo again,” Prado said. “Aldo is Aldo. He\u2019s the number one. We want to be the number one, so we have to get past this. We don\u2019t turn down fights. We don\u2019t care about an interim title. We\u2019re thinking about the court jester.”<\/p>\n

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