Aldo has expressed interest in going up to lightweight<\/a>, so Mendes seems like the logical option.<\/p>\nIn the buildup to Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 136 in Moscow, Russia,\u00a0Magomedsharipov spoke to the media and has now turned his focus solely on fighting the 33-year-old Mendes.<\/p>\n
Why does\u00a0Magomedsharipov want to fight a wrestler in Mendes so badly? Well it is quite simple.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s not an easy contender, but you\u2019ve got to fight the best to become the best,\u201d Magomedsharipov said to reporters. \u201cI\u2019m taller. He\u2019s very strong, and he has a very good hitting technique, which might be superior to me. But I want to show my best in the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M1iNW9t0MPM<\/p>\n
If\u00a0Magomedsharipov and Mendes do end up fighting it will be an interesting fight, as for the most part, we have seen\u00a0Magomedsharipov’s tremendous\u00a0stand-up game, and only briefly\u00a0what he can do from the bottom.<\/p>\n
If\u00a0Magomedsharipov was to fight Mendes, the fight would surely end up on the ground somehow as Mendes is arguably the best wrestler in the featherweight division.<\/p>\n
With Mendes’ wrestling skills and his experience\u00a0in the Octagon, there is no doubt it would be\u00a0Magomedsharipov’s hardest fight in the UFC to date. But like\u00a0Magomedsharipov said, you’ve got to fight the best to become the best. This fight against Mendes would put Magomedsharipov on a fast-track to a title shot if he comes out victorious.<\/p>\n
While the fight makes plenty of sense, Mendes hasn’t commented on it, nor has the UFC, so it remains to be seen if the UFC matchmakers have any interest in making this fight.\u00a0Magomedsharipov seems to understand this, and is just waiting to see what happens.<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t gotten any official response so far,\u201d Magomedsharipov said. \u201cI\u2019m just planning to take some rest for now, and me and my managers are going to get this settled very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Would you watch a Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Chad Mendes fight?<\/p>\n
This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 9\/16\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zabit\u00a0Magomedsharipov is considered a future featherweight champion by many, but currently, the Russian is still working his way up the featherweight rankings, where he is ranked 15th. Following\u00a0Magomedsharipov’s win over Brandon Davis at UFC 228, the 27-year-old called out either Chad Mendes or Jose Aldo for a fight. However, Aldo has expressed interest in going […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54463,"featured_media":283576,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10182,39452],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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