{"id":162723,"date":"2015-08-25T08:07:59","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T15:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=162723"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:12:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:12:30","slug":"mendes-tells-edgar-to-put-his-money-where-his-mouth-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/mendes-tells-edgar-to-put-his-money-where-his-mouth-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Mendes Tells Edgar To Put His &#8216;Money&#8217; Where His Mouth Is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/edgar-mendes3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-162756\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/edgar-mendes3.png\" alt=\"edgar mendes\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/edgar-mendes3.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/edgar-mendes3-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/edgar-mendes3-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/edgar-mendes3-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looks like everyone wants a piece of UFC featherweight Frankie Edgar. Ever since the former lightweight champ came out and said that he wanted to fight before the year ended and would not be waiting for a title shot, several big names in the division have come forward calling Edgar out.<\/p>\n<p>The first was Jeremy Stephens, then came Max Holloway who called him out after his win at this past Saturday&#8217;s UFC Fight Night: Saskatoon. Edgar agreed to both, saying that he would take on either of them.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Team Alpha Male&#8217;s Chad Mendes has thrown his name into the hat and called to &#8216;The Answer&#8217; on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankieEdgar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FrankieEdgar<\/a> if your looking for a real contender fight, let&#39;s do this. December sounds good 2 me! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arielhelwani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danawhite<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikeMMAinc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mikeMMAinc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; chad mendes (@chadmendes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chadmendes\/status\/635934137308721152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Edgar vs. Mendes? That could be a huge fight if the UFC decided to book it. Would you guys be interested in that fight? Most likely it would be a definite title contender match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Best Training Room You&#8217;ll Probably Ever See &#8212; D.C., Rockhold, Khabib, Velasquez All Training For UFC Greatness<\/strong><br \/>\n[ooyala code=&#8221;J5c3UxdzpDWlYbuxxRyJVVXCUwnYxE3R&#8221; player_id=&#8221;bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2&#8243; width=&#8221;1280&#8243; height=&#8221;720&#8243; auto=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looks like everyone wants a piece of UFC featherweight Frankie Edgar. Ever since the former lightweight champ came out and said that he wanted to fight before the year ended and would not be waiting for a title shot, several big names in the division have come forward calling Edgar out. 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