Chad Mendes

Chad “Money” Mendes is the Cal Poly wrestler from Team Alpha Male who challenged for the UFC featherweight title three times. He lost to José Aldo twice, including a 2014 classic, and to Conor McGregor for the interim title at UFC 189 in 2015 after taking McGregor down repeatedly.

He served a drug-test suspension, retired in 2019 and later moved into bare-knuckle boxing. CagePotato covered his Aldo fights and the McGregor short-notice bout.

Chad Mendes fact file
Full nameChad Eduardo Mendes
NicknameMoney
Date of birth
Place of birthHanford, California, USA
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • WEC
  • BKFC
Accolades
  • Three-time UFC Featherweight title challenger
  • NCAA Division I All-American wrestler (Cal Poly)

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