Chad Mendes

I don't hardly ever get taken down at the gym.

— Chad Mendes

I stay in great shape year round.

— Chad Mendes

Conor's never faced anybody like me before.

— Chad Mendes

I'm going in there to win every single time.

— Chad Mendes

I've been competing since I was five years old.

— Chad Mendes

When I was a wrestler, I loved wrestling.

— Chad Mendes

I never let my weight get too far out of control.

— Chad Mendes

I have nothing against Frankie.

— Chad Mendes

I think I'm the guy, the one that's going to beat Jose Aldo.

— Chad Mendes

When I'm prepared, my cardio is never an issue. It never has been.

— Chad Mendes

The first time I ever saw Jose Aldo fight, I think it was his first WEC fight.

— Chad Mendes

I've been a high-level athlete since I was five years old.

— Chad Mendes

There's no way I'm ever going into any fight looking for a paycheck, looking for a way out.

— Chad Mendes

I've been injured before in big competitions and it sucks.

— Chad Mendes

What sucks for Aldo is that he just gets injured a lot.

— Chad Mendes

Every fighter I train for, I'm also training for Aldo.

— Chad Mendes

You have to do your homework, you have to do your due diligence and make sure that what you are doing in…

— Chad Mendes

Being explosive on the feet is different than grappling, with the squeezing and pushing and pulling. It's different on your muscles.

— Chad Mendes

After a win you usually come back and your spirits are high, you can look back at the fight and get excited.…

— Chad Mendes

This is the fight game, where somebody could get seriously injured, and that's what I'm looking to do when I get in…

— Chad Mendes

I know protein per ounce is a lot higher in a lot of the wild game, compared to beef, and chicken, and…

— Chad Mendes

I feel like for whatever reason if McGregor starts getting the best of him standing, Aldo will be able to take him…

— Chad Mendes

I only drink after a fight. I'll go through an eight- to 10-week training camp where I don't drink at all. But…

— Chad Mendes

I want to be at the top of my division and if that's something that I'm not doing and I can't do,…

— Chad Mendes

Before I get in the cage or when I get in the cage, I'm just staring at my opponent across the Octagon,…

— Chad Mendes

I started swimming before I got into wrestling at, like, 4 years old, then I wrestled from, like, 5 years old through…

— Chad Mendes

It's just business, I'm ready to fight anyone.

— Chad Mendes

Elkins is a grinder and an ugly style.

— Chad Mendes

Jose's a great champion. He's a tough dude.

— Chad Mendes

I'm more of an explosive, blast you off your feet kind of wrestler.

— Chad Mendes

I'm just going to say Jose is a different beast, man. He's a tough dude.

— Chad Mendes

I've fought Erik Koch who's a long southpaw, for my first fight in the WEC. It's all about execution.

— Chad Mendes

I want that belt. I'm on my way, taking it one fight at a time, but I'm coming after it.

— Chad Mendes

I've been a competitor my whole life and I love competing, I love fighting.

— Chad Mendes

Frankie is obviously a top-level guy and he's a guy that I know I can beat.

— Chad Mendes

For me, fighting, I love competing, but I don't love getting my head beat in.

— Chad Mendes

There's a lot of guys who don't get to fight a guy three times after losing to him twice.

— Chad Mendes

I honestly would like to get that Frankie fight back.

— Chad Mendes

If I go out there and beat Aldo I would rather fight a bigger name like Conor. Not necessarily a bigger name,…

— Chad Mendes

This is where I started, this is where I'm going to end, this is what's made me who I am today as…

— Chad Mendes