Mendes stays undefeated, beats Javier Vasquez
Chad Mendes is ready to enter the UFC with an undefeated record after beating Javier Vazquez by unanimous decision at…
Chad Mendes is ready to enter the UFC with an undefeated record after beating Javier Vazquez by unanimous decision at WEC 52.
Mendes used his superior wrestling to grind out a decision against Vazquez, with all three judges scoring it 30-27 for Mendes. The win gives Mendes a 9-0 record, and he has to be considered one of the top featherweights in the UFC, just as soon as the UFC absorbs the WEC’s featherweights in 2011.
The first round went pretty much as expected: Mostly on the ground, with Mendes using his wrestling to control from the top, and Vazquez using his jiu jitsu and his very active guard to attempt to threaten from the bottom. It was a round that you could easily argue Vazquez deserved to win, although the judges in MMA almost always award the round to the guy who’s on top, and that’s exactly what they did here.
