Chad Mendes The UFC returns to Virginia for the first time in nearly three years this weekend with a rare Saturday-afternoon matinee at Fairfax’s Patriot Center. UFC Fight Night 63 features a significant featherweight main event between former title challengers Chad Mendes (16-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and Ricardo Lamas (15-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC). With 145-pound champion Jose Aldo and contender Conor McGregor making headlines as they promote their UFC 189 showdown this summer, Mendes and Lamas will have the opportunity to steal some headlines for themselves and make a claim to challenge the winner. The main event is expected to produce some high-paced action, but that could be a trend throughout the event since eight of the 10 bouts on the card are contested at lightweight or lighter. For more on the numbers behind the UFC’s first of four events this month, check out 55 pre-fight facts about UFC Fight Night 63. * * * * Main event Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes Mendes will become the fourth fighter in UFC history to make 10 featherweight appearances
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UFC Fight Night 63 pre-fight facts: Can anyone take down Chad Mendes? – MMA Junkie