Mendez: Second fight won’t settle hatred between Jones and Cormier
Jonathan Shrager catches up with his amigo Javier Mendez to discuss the much-maligned “injury bug” that blights his elite roster of fighters.

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Jonathan Shrager catches up with his amigo Javier Mendez (but this time not in The Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas) to discuss the much-maligned “injury bug” that blights his elite roster of fighters, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s return to the Octagon following a 24-month injury-enforced hiatus, his the authenticity of Daniel Cormier’s rivalry with Jon Jones, his coaching dynamic with Luke Rockhold given the Middleweight champion’s self-orchstrated approach to training, the actual nature of Cain Velasquez’s latest surgery plus an update on his recovery, and much more.
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