Mendes happy to dethrone Aldo or ‘beat the sh*t out of’ McGregor
Chad Mendes: “Honestly, I think I’m in a win-win situation…I’m going to be pretty pumped either way that fight [Jose Aldo vs. Connor McGregor] goes.”
With a win over Ricardo Lamas, Chad Mendes will likely earn another featherweight title shot against the winner of Conor McGregor versus Jose Aldo. For his part, Mendes is happy to face either, as he has a gripe with both:
“I think it goes equally both ways in the sense that obviously Aldo’s the only guy to beat me in this sport so I’d love to go in there and get some redemption and I’d love to dethrone him. But at the same time, I would just love to beat the s–t out of Conor McGregor, whether it’s for the belt or not that’s something I want,” Mendes said.
The good news is Mendes really won’t be upset no matter who comes out on top at UFC 189 because if he beats Lamas next weekend in Virginia he believes he’ll be next in line to take on whoever wins.
He’ll either get to fight a longtime rival with a chance to avenge two previous losses or he’ll get to punch McGregor in the face. Mendes is happy with both choices.
“Honestly, I think I’m in a win-win situation,” Mendes said. “I’m going to be pretty pumped either way that fight goes.”