Khabib Nurmagomedov recently had a heartwarming back-and-forth with his longtime coach, Javier Mendez. Mendez has been ...

UFC lightweight star sounds the alarm, claiming Jack Della Maddalena has the perfect blueprint to dethrone Islam Makhachev.

Javier Mendez, Islam Makhachev's coach, addressed the Raja Jackson-Syko Stu Smith incident, suggesting provocation from Smith and instigation from other wrestlers. Mendez argued that KnokX Pro ...

Former UFC Champ Islam Makhachev warns that a PFL superstar is destined to rise and become the next UFC champion.

Javier Mendez has compared Merab Dvalishvili to Cain Velasquez, but still believes Umar Nurmagomedov has what it takes to beat the Georgian and relieve him of the bantamweight title. On Saturday ...

Javier Mendez sees Ilia Topuria having a tough time with Islam Makhachev on the ground. After becoming the first fighter to knock out Max Holloway at UFC 308, featherweight champion Topuria (16-0 MMA, ...

Many have accused Jon Jones of ducking and avoiding a fight with Tom Aspinall – something veteran coach Javier Mendez finds hard to believe. Jones, arguably the greatest MMA fighter of all time, ...

Javier Mendez thinks it's a bad idea for UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena and his coach to undermine Islam Makhachev's striking. Former lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC ...

Javier Mendez says Jack Della Maddalena has never faced anyone like Islam Makhachev. Della Maddalena (18-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) dethroned Belal Muhammad (24-4 MMA, 15-4 UFC) to become welterweight champion ...

Javier Mendez isn’t excited about Ilia Topuria’s lightweight plans. Advertisement Topuria recently said that he might be done competing at featherweight after only one title defense. The undefeated ...

FIGHT ISLAND — Javier Mendez listed three fighters to potentially replace Khabib Nurmagomedov when the UFC lightweight champion finally retires from mixed martial arts. Mendez, the founder of the ...