MMATorch Daily Top Five 7/29: Top MMA Stories of the Week
Welcome to MMATorch’s new Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope […]
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Chad Mendes blames psoriasis-treating cream for failed USADA drug test, two year suspension
Chad Mendes is out for two years due to a failed drug test for a growth hormone-releasing peptide. In his first public interview since the punishment was handed down, he blamed the test failure on […]
Conor McGregor reacts to Chad Mendes’ USADA suspension: “You can’t put steroids on your chin”
Chad Mendes has been on a significant downslide, going from stoppage losses to Conor McGregor and Frankie Edgar in 2015 into a drug test failure that now has him suspended for the next two years. […]
MMATorch Daily Top Five 7/22: Top MMA Stories of the Week
Welcome to MMATorch’s new Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope […]
Former UFC Title challenger Chad Mendes suspended two years due to positive USADA test
Two-time UFC Title challenger Chad Mendes is out of action until June of 2018, as USADA announced on Wednesday that they’ve handed down a two year sanction due to a failed drug test this spring. […]
Chad Mendes makes short comment on USADA violation: “I didn’t do my homework”
Chad Mendes was flagged this month for a “potential” violation of the USADA drug testing policy, and to this point it’s still unclear for what substance he tested positive. The featherweight’s first comments on the […]
MMATorch Daily Top Five 6/17: Top MMA Stories of the Week
Welcome to MMATorch’s new Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope […]
Featherweight Chad Mendes flagged for potential USADA violation in out of competition test
Chad Mendes had a bad 2015, and it seems 2016’s not going his way either. It was revealed Friday night that Mendes was flagged for a potential violation of the USADA drug testing policy, and […]
UFC Fight Night 83 Video: Highlights of Cody Garbrandt’s first round win over Augusto Mendes
Cody Garbrandt was supposed to face John Lineker on Sunday at UFC Fight Night 83 before illness took the Brazilian out, so he instead took on Augusto Mendes on the card in Pittsburgh. Garbrandt took […]
Cody Garbrandt now meets Augusto Mendes Sunday at UFC Fight Night 83; Smith out of bout with Guimaraes
Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 83 event in Pittsburgh continues to get shaken up, as MMAJunkie.com reports that Trevor Smith is out of his fight with Leonardo Augusto Guimaraes, while Globo reports that Augusto Mendes has […]
Charles Rosa gets third scheduled opponent for UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston newcomer Kyle Bochniak
Charles Rosa has yet another new opponent for Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 81 event in Boston, as an injury to Augusto Mendes has forced him out just days after stepping in as an injury replacement […]
Unbeaten BJJ black belt Augusto Mendes steps in for injured Jimy Hettes against Charles Rosa at UFC Fight Night 81
Charles Rosa has his new opponent for Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 81 event, as unbeaten BJJ black belt Augusto Mendes has stepped in for the once-again-injured Jimy Hettes. The UFC announced the new bout on […]
UFC Fight Night 80 and TUF 22 Finale Medical Suspensions: Namajunas among several fighters out up to six months
Several fighters from last week’s Las Vegas events from the UFC will be on the sidelines pending doctor’s clearance, with the Nevada Athletic Commission handing out medical suspensions to most of the fighters on UFC […]
TUF 22 Finale Payroll: Frankie Edgar’s $360K payout tops earnings for Fox Sports 1 event
Frankie Edgar’s decimation of Chad Mendes on Friday night at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale brought him the third highest disclosed payout of the entire weekend, with the Nevada Athletic Commission releasing payroll figures for […]
D. FOX: Rapid-fire reactions to The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale “Edgar vs. Mendes”
It isn’t fair for me to be disappointed in the result of the Ultimate Fighter 22 main event as Frankie Edgar went out and did what he is supposed to do, but I was really […]
TUF 22 Finale Results: Frankie Edgar stakes claim for title shot with first round KO over Chad Mendes
Frankie Edgar is the No. 1 contender in the UFC featherweight division. He left no question about that fact on Friday night, knocking Chad Mendes out in the first round in the main event of […]
TUF 22 FINALE LIVE RESULTS: Penick’s round by round report for “Edgar vs. Mendes” event
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 22 FINALE DECEMBER 11, 2015 LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
TUF 22 FINALE PREVIEW: Penick’s main card thoughts and fight picks for “Edgar vs. Mendes” event
The TUF 22 Finale hits Las Vegas tonight, the second of three straight events this week from the UFC, and the main event is as good as it gets for a Fox Sports 1 card. […]
Weigh-in results for The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale
Weigh-ins took place this afternoon for tomorrow’s Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale event from Las Vegas, Nevada, headlined by the featherweight contender bout between Frankie Edgar and Chad Mendes. Full weigh-in results are below: Fox Sports […]
ROUNDTABLE: Predictions for TUF 22 Finale’s Frankie Edgar vs. Chad Mendes main event
Who wins the Frankie Edgar vs. Chad Mendes main event at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale, and how? What other fights stand out on the Fox Sports 1 card, and why? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR […]
TUF 22 Finale’s Frankie Edgar wants to be more active, feels like he’s “knocking on the door” for title fight
“I was wanting to get in there a lot sooner. I was trying for September, and I even did a little mini-camp because I thought they were going to get me a fight at the […]
Chad Mendes feels wrestling, power striking superior to TUF 22 Finale opponent Frankie Edgar
“I don’t think the wrestling is going to cancel out at all. I mean, I feel like my wrestling is better than his. He’s a great MMA wrestler, he’s good at timing, but I feel […]
Conor McGregor discusses bad knee injury suffered into UFC 189: “I could barely walk”
“Fourteen weeks before the fight I tore 80 percent of my ACL. I could barely walk, I could barely kick. I had a lot of experience coming back from that injury. I was aware of […]
Chad Mendes says Frankie Edgar “super disrespectful” for saying he looked for a way out against Conor McGregor
In a recent interview with Jon Anik and Kenny Florian, Frankie Edgar criticized his December opponent Chad Mendes regarding UFC 189, and said the multi-time challenger seemed to be “looking for a way out” and […]
UFC 189 LIVE RESULTS: Penick’s round by round report for “Mendes vs. McGregor” event
UFC 189 JULY 11, 2015 LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA =====UFC Fight Pass Prelims Quick Results===== -Cody Pfister def. Yosdenis Cedeno via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Note: Not much to the fight. Cedeno beat […]