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Javier Mendez reveals who he’d bet on between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira

BAD MMA News — Fri, 16 May 2025 13:29:27 +0000

Islam Makhachev vacated the lightweight title to move up to the welterweight division to challenge for a second divisional world title. Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria and former lightweight titleholder Charles Oliveira will fight for the vacant title at UFC 317. Makhachev’s coach, American Kickboxing Academy’s Javier Vasquez , was asked about the the upcoming lightweight title bout and he didn’t hesitate in answering who he’d put money on. “Ilia” Velasquez said when asked if he was given $100K to bet on the fight. “If someone gave me 100 grand – If you’re asking me who I’d want to win, I put my money on Charles. That’s who I’d want, but if you’re giving me 100 to make 100… I would put Ilia.

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Javier Mendez: Merab Dvalishvili ‘showboated his way to winning’ vs. Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311

BAD MMA News — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:57:19 +0000

Javier Mendez thinks Merab Dvalishvili ’s antics swayed the judges in his favor against Umar Nurmagomedov . After winning the first two rounds on two of the three judges’ scorecards, Nurmagomedov was outlasted in a unanimous decision loss to bantamweight champion Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) in the UFC 311 co-main event in January. Although Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) broke his hand in Round 1 of the fight, his head coach Mendez points to a different reason why he lost. “I just said to him, ‘You know what, Umar

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Justin Gaethje ‘ideal’ next matchup for Islam Makhachev, says coach

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 21:00:11 +0000

Islam Makhachev will defend his lightweight title against Justin Gaethje next, if his coach Javier Mendez has any say in the matter. The Dagestani is hoping to continue his reign of terror in the lightweight division and has several options of who his next fight may be. One choice for the 155 lbs champion is the former featherweight king, Ilia Topuria ; though he isn’t the preferred opponent. Legendary coach Javier Mendez has weighed in on who he believes is the perfect man to test themselves against Islam Makhachev’s title dominance. “Fantastic, then it’s Justin Gaethje,” Mendez said in response to who’s next. “We’ll focus on Justin Gaethje.” “That would be ideal for us, the perfect matchup based on the fact where his standing is and what he’s done.

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Islam Makhachev’s coach open to ‘perfect matchup’ Justin Gaethje next after UFC 313

BAD MMA News — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:23:28 +0000

Javier Mendez is not opposed to Justin Gaethje getting the next UFC lightweight title shot. Gaethje (26-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) called for a title shot after defeating Rafael Fiziev by unanimous decision in this past Saturday’s UFC 313 co-main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Considering that UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) is yet to fight Gaethje, Mendez doesn’t see why not. Ranked ahead of Gaethje are Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan, both whom Makhachev already beat. UFC CEO Dana White also seemed to be open to the idea of a Gaethje title shot . “Fantastic

Islam Makhachev’s coach open to ‘perfect matchup’ Justin Gaethje next after UFC 313 – MMA Junkie

Islam Makhachev’s coach reacts to Ilia Topuria’s lightweight move

BAD MMA News — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:25:42 +0000

Javier Mendez isn’t sure if Ilia Topuria has earned the right to challenge UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev . Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) vacated his featherweight title for a move up to 155 pounds, and wants to challenge Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) for the lightweight title. While the UFC didn’t announce what’s next for Topuria yet, Mendez would rather Makhachev’s next title defense didn’t come against another 145-pounder.

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Javier Mendez feels bad for Arman Tsarukyan, hopes Islam Makhachev fight rebooked

BAD MMA News — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:08:14 +0000

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev ’s coach wants the Arman Tsarukyan fight rescheduled. Tsarukyan pulled out of his title fight against Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) just one day before UFC 311 due to a back injury .

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Javier Mendez feels bad for Arman Tsarukyan, hopes Islam Makhachev fight rebooked – MMA Junkie

Umar Nurmagomedov didn’t tell team about broken during title fight

BAD MMA News — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:04:48 +0000

Umar Nurmagomedov got off to a good start in the UFC 311 bantamweight title fight against champion Merab Dvalishvili , but things quickly went south. ”Young Eagle” suffered a broken hand in the opening round changing the way he approached the rest of the match. Nurmagomedov’s coach, Javier Mendez , revealed that Nurmagomedov hid the injury from his team during an appearance on Submission Radio . Had his coaches known, Mendez believes they could have changed game plans and saw success. After all, he won the first two rounds on two of the judges’ scorecards.

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Javier Mendez wishes Umar Nurmagomedov told him about broken hand during UFC 311 fight

BAD MMA News — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:57:54 +0000

Javier Mendez revealed that Umar Nurmagomedov hid his broken hand from the team at UFC 311. Nurmagomedov broke his hand in Round 1 of his title fight against bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili on Saturday at UFC 311 from at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. After winning the first two rounds on two of the three judges’ scorecards, Nurmagomedov was outlasted for a unanimous decision loss . Mendez was surprised to see Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) resort to grappling after having success on the feet in the first two rounds.

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Javier Mendez has surprise pick for UFC champion Islam Makhachev’s toughest fight

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:13:28 +0000

Many people might disagree with Javier Mendez ’s pick for UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev ’s toughest fight. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) has been dominant for the most part, but a few fighters have given him competitive fights during his career.

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Coach: ‘Khabib Nurmagomedov was racially profiled’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:41:45 +0000

Video of former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov being removed from a Frontier Airlines flight went viral on Sunday. The 36-year old retired fighter was seated in the emergency exit row but was asked to move. A flight attendance was concerned with Nurmagomedov’s ability to effectively communicate in English in the event of an emergency

Coach: ‘Khabib Nurmagomedov was racially profiled’ – MMA Weekly