Chad Mendes: I’m Next In Line For The Title Shot

Chad ‘Money’ Mendes put on a clinical performance against Clay Guida at last night’s UFC 164, scoring a TKO win in the third round and becoming the first man to finish Guida by strikes. Mendes moves to 4-1 in his last five, the loss coming to Jose Aldo, and 15-1 overall. Since the January 2012 loss to Aldo, Mendes has racked up four consecutive T/KO wins, starching Cody McKenzie, Yaotzin Meza, Darren Elkins and Guida.

People are starting to look at Mendes as the next potential title challenger at FW, although he is yet to score a win over a top five opponent since his last title run. With such a stacked top end at 145, it may be one more fight before Mendes can be taken seriously for the shot.

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Check out Mendes’ post fight interview, courtesy of MMAFighting.com, and stay tuned to Lowkick!