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Chad Mendes is coming off a spectacular win at KnuckleMania 2. Despite the victory, he remains uncommitted to his fighting future.<\/p>\n

The former UFC title challenger unretired in 2021 and was given clearance<\/a> from the UFC to compete for BKFC. He quickly signed a three-fight deal with the promotion, and his debut was set for last week’s KnuckleMania card against Joshuah Alvarez.<\/p>\n

Mendes dominated the fight, knocking down his foe multiple times before a fourth-round TKO<\/a> finish. His performance earned praise from all over the MMA world, including from former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Despite the destructive win, he’s still unsure of his fighting future moving forward. He went on The MMA Hour<\/em><\/a> with Ariel Helwani earlier today to discuss his career. While he acknowledged that he loved fighting bare-knuckle and loved the organization, he’ll have to speak to his family before any decisions are made.<\/p>\n

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Chad Mendes in BKFC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Leading up to this, I was saying: ‘I don’t know if I’m going to love this or I’m going to hate it’. I loved it, it was fun, it was really cool. But let me spend a couple of weeks with my family, I’m going to just disconnect from this stuff. I’m going to step back and look at my life and what this means. Like, do I need to do this? Am I being selfish to want to get in there and compete? Or is this something that makes sense? I need to talk to Abby, my wife and go over things. I have two little beautiful daughters, so I need to think about that stuff too.” – said Chad Mendes on The MMA Hour<\/em> Wednesday.<\/p>\n

What do you make of Chad Mendes’ comments about competing in BKFC? Do you want to see the former UFC title challenger continue to fight on?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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