One of the UFC’s finest featherweights, Chad Mendes, will face Manny Gamburyan at UFC 157, according to Grant Gordon of the Glendale News-Press.
Mendes is coming off his second first round KO victory in a row after defeating Yaotzin Meza at UFC on FX 6 last Saturday, and has wasted no time in stepping up to fight at the historic UFC event in February, which will feature the first ever female fight in the promotion.
The event has significance for Gamburyan too, as his long-time teammate at Glendale Fighting Club and Team Hayastan, Ronda Rousey, will defend the UFC’s first women’s bantamweight title against Liz Carmouche.
Mendes’ only career loss in 14 fights came at the hands of Jose Aldo, the man some consider the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, in January at UFC 142.
Since that fight Mendes has found winning ways again and has looked all but unstoppable in his last two fights.
He’ll take on Gamburyan who’s only won one fight in his last four.
The Armenian had an earlier stint in the UFC between 2007 and 2009 when he lost The Ultimate Fighter 5 finale to Nate Diaz. He was eventually cut after dropping two fights to Rob Emerson and Thiago Tavares.
Gamburyan has also faced Aldo before, losing to him in 2010 for the WEC featherweight title.
UFC 157 will go down on Feb. 13 in Anaheim, California. The co-main event will feature a light heavyweight bought between Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida, fighting for the 205 pound contender’s spot. Urijah Faber is also slated to face Ivan Menjivar in a rematch on the main card.
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