Chad Mendes proved once again that he may be one of the two best featherweights in the world on Saturday afternoon, preserving his unbeaten record in WEC/UFC non-title fights by roaring through fellow contender Ricardo Lamas in the main event of UFC Fight Night 63. Mendes cracked Lamas with a right hand early in the opening frame, and from there the finish was Mendes’ for the taking. Check out reaction from Mendes’ wild win below, plus complete reaction from a rowdy afternoon in Virginia.
Daannnnnggg! Money Mendes with the big win in the 1st rd. Just a little reminder way he’s #1. @chadmendes #UFCFairfax
— Chris Holdsworth (@holdsworth135) April 4, 2015
Man that was fucking #Nasty. @ufc Mendez
— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) April 4, 2015
Nice finish! Mendes does in 3 mins what Aldo could not do in 25! Wow
— Louis Gaudinot (@LouGaudinotUFC) April 4, 2015
MONEY FUCKIN MENDES
— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) April 4, 2015
Damn, total destruction, class move by Mendes at the end #UFCFairfax
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) April 4, 2015
I never thought that was gona happen!!
— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) April 4, 2015
I wonder will we ever see those balls rested on that forehead!!?? #UFCFairfax
— Cathal Pendred (@PendredMMA) April 4, 2015
That right hand landed right on the temple! @UFCONFOX #UFCFairfax
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) April 4, 2015
Mendes is a monster! #UFCFairfax
— MIKE RICHMAN (@MikeUSMCRichman) April 4, 2015
Fuck that was quick
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) April 4, 2015
— Ruslan Magomedov (@MagomedovUFC) April 4, 2015
Nice work Money!! @chadmendes #UFCFairfax
— Joseph Benavidez (@JoeJitsu) April 4, 2015
Great performance by Mendes.
— michael (@bisping) April 4, 2015
Whatever @chadmendes! #MoneyBaby
— Danny Castillo (@lastcall155) April 4, 2015
Awesome work @chadmendes maybe @JoeJitsu will let you into the #strangelittlemen crew now! Little people rule! @ufc
— ?SAMPO? (@JSampoMMA) April 4, 2015
Ay @chadmendes Nice work homie
— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) April 4, 2015
Mendes can crack #UFCFairfax
— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) April 4, 2015
AL IAQUINTA DEF. JORGE MASVIDAL
Balls of steel!! Love @ALIAQUINTA !!
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) April 4, 2015
Great fight! I got @GamebredFighter winning that…. But we shall see how the judges saw it
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) April 4, 2015
Masvidal threw it away in the third. That’s what happens. It was his fight to lose
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) April 4, 2015
Don’t know about that @ufc
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) April 4, 2015
Wow that’s some bull shit! @GamebredFighter won that fight hands down!!! Great fight by both men, but masvidal won that fight!
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) April 4, 2015
Andddddd I think that is my new favorite @ALIAQUINTA interview!!
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) April 4, 2015
— Dana White (@danawhite) April 4, 2015
Ahh @ALIAQUINTA Raging Al losing his shit! Such a mild tempered dude outside the cage (and hotel room).
— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) April 4, 2015
Al Iaquinta just G-ed. Dude fought his butt off no matter what the judges say. You tell Em bro !!! #UFCFairfax
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) April 4, 2015
— Joseph Benavidez (@JoeJitsu) April 4, 2015
@ALIAQUINTA should be mad. It’s the judges not him so why boo him. @GamebredFighter did win that fight though. @ufc #judging #baddecision
— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) April 4, 2015
Lmao 100% best post fight interview ever!!! @ALIAQUINTA definitely won 2&3 you the man brother
— Gian Villante (@GPVillante) April 4, 2015
What just happened there !? That was an awesome fight, then awkwardness ensued. #UFCFairfax
— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) April 4, 2015
Masvidal didn’t do shit after the first round. He fucked that money up. #Respect for Al. Fuck the crowd
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) April 4, 2015
Oh come on man that’s a bad call…just bad!!!
— Douglas Lima (@PhenomLima) April 4, 2015
How??? I feel bad for @GamebredFighter controlled the fight. Crisp and clean.
— Saad Awad (@SAADMMA) April 4, 2015
Great fight but that was bullshit mate @GamebredFighter you won that 1000%
— Brad Pickett (@One_Punch) April 4, 2015
Ohhhhhhhh no!
— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) April 4, 2015
Great ending and great speech by @ALIAQUINTA, fuck the haters, it was a close fight #UFCFairfax
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) April 4, 2015
I’m a huge Iaquinta fan, but you gotta stay cool and smile in those situations. Same with Masvidal. I scored it for Al, but it was close.
— michael (@bisping) April 4, 2015
MICHAEL CHIESA DEF. MITCH CLARKE
Chiesa’s been on this guy’s back for 90% of the fight #UFCFairfax
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) April 4, 2015
Michael Chiesa has that Roy Nelson with a little Vitor Belfort hair cut! #UFCFairfax
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) April 4, 2015
@MikeMav22 nice fight brother, dominating performance
— Johnny Case (@HollywoodCase) April 4, 2015
Ok, Clarke earns respect for being TUF. Thought Chiesa was going to get the finish for sure! Good scrap #UFCFairfax @UFCONFOX
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) April 4, 2015
Great win @MikeMav22!
— Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) April 4, 2015
JULIANNA PENA DEF. MILANA DUDIEVA
What was Dudieva doing from the bottom?
— Leslie Smith (@LeslieSmith_GF) April 4, 2015
Uhhhhh
— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) April 4, 2015
You CANNOT throw shots while mounted. Use all energy to move to a better position. #UFCFairfax
— Cathal Pendred (@PendredMMA) April 4, 2015
This girl is real deal #UFCFairfax
— C H I T O V E R A (@chitoveraUFC) April 4, 2015
That was garbage #UFCFairfax
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) April 4, 2015
If @VenezuelanVixen and @josealdojunior had a baby I’m convinced it would be Superman! #BeastMode
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) April 4, 2015
Congrats @VenezuelanVixen welcome back! #UFCFairfax
— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) April 4, 2015
@VenezuelanVixen hahahaha I knew you aren’t joke. Welcome back so happy for you @VenezuelanVixen
— Roan Jucao (@jucao) April 4, 2015
Exactly what not to do on the ground
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) April 4, 2015
Pena doing some Sakuraba @ufc
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) April 4, 2015
Congrats @VenezuelanVixen!! Happy to see you back doing your thing. #UFCFairfax
— Chris Holdsworth (@holdsworth135) April 4, 2015
YEEEESSSSSS!!!! That’s my girl!!! Congrats venezuelanvixen https://t.co/pCQWCsbARC
— Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) April 4, 2015
CLAY GUIDA DEF. ROBBIE PERALTA
Guida with an epic burp between rounds. Haha
— michael (@bisping) April 4, 2015
Oh my god I can’t believe Guida burps and farts. He’s so messy #UFCFairfax
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) April 4, 2015
Classic Signature belch in the corner for the mad man @clayguida @ufc
— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) April 4, 2015
THE GUIDA BURP!!!
— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) April 4, 2015
LMFAO @clayguida
— Dana White (@danawhite) April 4, 2015
Guida always burps inbetween rounds… What’s he drinking before he fights?? #UFCFairfax
— Cathal Pendred (@PendredMMA) April 4, 2015
@clayguida burp!! @ufc #UFCFairfax pic.twitter.com/mZXUrvZ19d
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) April 4, 2015
This has been a total wrestle fuck. Guida finishes with a lap around the cage and 10 jumping jacks. #UFCFairfax
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) April 4, 2015
Guida goes out there and grinds three rounds non stop and then is breathing like he hadn’t even fought.
— Jared Rosholt (@JaredRosholt) April 4, 2015
Guida’s experience shows in his impeccable post fight winning speech. Can he teach seminars on how to do a post fight in-cage interview?
— Leslie Smith (@LeslieSmith_GF) April 4, 2015
This nigga brought up Obama, RDA, Easter and Global warming in one sentence. He taking that cardio thing too far
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) April 4, 2015
Guida is legendary in all aspects! Great dominant win. It was like Man vs Wild in there. Congrats @clayguida #UFCFairfax
— Joseph Benavidez (@JoeJitsu) April 4, 2015
DUSTIN POIRIER DEF. DIEGO FERREIRA
Sick finish by Mr. Diamond! He looked impressive against dangerous fighter and BJJ practitioner. #UFCFairfax @UFCONFOX
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) April 4, 2015
Fluid left hands from @DustinPoirier. Nice win. #UFCFairfax
— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) April 4, 2015
I’m gonna miss @DustinPoirier
— Sean Shelby (@seanshelby) April 4, 2015
Poirier looked like a really good striker there, but Conor made him look like an amateur. Just shows you the level of Conor’s striking.
— Cathal Pendred (@PendredMMA) April 4, 2015
Good win for @DustinPoirier! Congrats Homie. You looked sharp out there. #UFCFairfax
— Chris Holdsworth (@holdsworth135) April 4, 2015
Dustin Porier’s performance makes a convincing argument for fighting closer to one’s walking weight.
— Leslie Smith (@LeslieSmith_GF) April 4, 2015
That’s our guy, @DustinPoirier!
— WEC (@WECNeverForget) April 4, 2015
@DustinPoirier looked really good back at lightweight. Congrats on a dominating performance #att #ufc #LWs
— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) April 4, 2015
Awesome job @DustinPoirier what a fight! Louisiana stand up. Another lafayette boy is coming home. Let’s go @ufc #ufcnola I can’t wait!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 4, 2015
Thank you all!! hard work has paid off again!
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) April 4, 2015
LIZ CARMOUCHE DEF. LAUREN MURPHY
Sheesh. Talk about making it an ugly fight. IMO I think Liz needs to finish the fight. #UFCFairfax @UFC
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) April 4, 2015
This fight is the opposite of entertaining! Get these chicks outta my face! #boring
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) April 4, 2015
Wake me up and put me back to sleep with this one. #huggingisnotfighting
— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) April 4, 2015
I would rather staple my nuts to my forehead than watch this! #wakemeupwhenitsover
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) April 4, 2015
Wtf??
— John Moraga (@chicanojohn) April 4, 2015
I dont think I agree with that decision, I saw it 29-28 for Murphy
— Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) April 4, 2015
Way to go lil sis @LaurenMurphyMMA!!! Way to control and dominate your opponents strong suit… Wait…what just happened #UFCFairfax???
— Benson Henderson (@BensonHenderson) April 4, 2015
Wow wth! These judges are ridiculous. That was your fight @LaurenMurphyMMA keep your head up you did great! #UFCFairfax
— BRYAN BARBERENA (@bryan_barberena) April 4, 2015
.@ufc I know I’m biased but can we seriously start a conversation on how to fix the judging in #MMA…
— Benson Henderson (@BensonHenderson) April 4, 2015