Coming away with a victory wasn’t the only thing Mendes had to celebrate. Alongside his performance, the fighter claimed to have made more money in his one BKFC fight than he ever made in the UFC.
During an appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, the 36-year-old revealed that his purse for the BKFC bout trumps anything he has earned throughout his seven-year career with the UFC, including the Conor McGregor bout.
The American then expressed his gratitude towards the sport and told the host how much enjoyment he had doing it.
Chad Mendes continued, stating he has two remaining fights on his BKFC contract. Despite still being contracted to the UFC, the Team Alpha Male representative was nothing but thankful towards the MMA promotion for giving him their blessing to compete outside of the octagon.
Check out his entire interview on The MMA Hour below:
Will Chad Mendes return to the UFC?
Although ‘Money’ Mendes hasn’t fought in the UFC since his loss to Alex Volkanovski in 2018, an MMA comeback could be on the cards.
Whilst conversing with Ariel Helwani about his successful first fight with BKFC, Chad Mendes opened up on his current situation. He claimed he still has a further three bouts with the UFC.
As he is still technically an active fighter on the roster, we could potentially see the 145er return to the cage and compete in the featherweight division in the near future.
0 votes
