Mendes fires back at Edgar
Frankie Edgar recently made some comments about Chad Mendes’ performance against Conor McGregor, something Mendes did not take kindly to.
Frankie Edgar recently made some comments about Chad Mendes’ performance against Conor McGregor, something Mendes did not take kindly to:
“I think that’s super disrespectful,” said Mendes. “There’s no way I’m ever going into any fight looking for a paycheck, looking for a way out. I’m going in there to win every single time. There’s no way I’m ever taking a dive. There’s no amount of money in this world that could pay me off in a fight. I’m a very competitive person. I’ve been competing since I was five years old.
“This is my life. This is what I live for. I’ve built everything around that. I’m not going to go in there looking to find an easy way out. There’s only one way to find that out, Frankie. We’re going to find out Dec. 11. I definitely don’t think this is going to be an easy fight for you.”
Asked if he regrets his decision to fight McGregor on short notice, Mendes didn’t hesitate.
“You get that opportunity, you don’t turn it down,” said Mendes. “Obviously it sucks taking it on short notice and sucks losing. Money aside, that’s a fight I’m going to take 100 percent of the time. Who knows? I could go out and knock the dude out on the first punch and I’m the interim title holder.”
