;A key featherweight bout is up next, as Chad Mendes (11-1) takes on Ultimate Fighter alum Cody McKenzie (13-2). This will be the first fight for Mendes since falling to UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo. The referee is Steve Mazzagatti. Also of note, Strikeforce women's champion Ronda Rousey is in the corner of McKenzie.
Round 1: Mendes with some big knees to the body to start, hitting and moving right now. McKenzie nearly kicks over the head of Mendes. Mendes catches a kick and drops McKenzie. "Money" fires off several quick fists and this one is over quickly. Mendes fires the first strike to the body, as McKenzie doubles up and goes down, before jumping on top of him and finishing him off.UFC 148, former top contender Chad Mendes (11-1; 2-1 UFC) faces Cody McKenzie (13-2; 2-2 UFC). This Featherweight fight is the second of six main card fights on the UFC 148 PPV. The USA TODAY / MMA Nation Consensus MMA Rankings currently have Mendes as the #2 Featherweight in the world, with McKenzie unranked. The UFC 148 PPV card airs live Saturday night July 7 at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
This is a bit of a mismatch, as the rankings indicate. Mendes has shown that he is one of the best in the world at 145 pounds, and is looking for a rebound win here. Meanwhile, McKenzie is still developing as a fighter, though he does have the proverbial "puncher's chance" here thanks to his excellent guillotine. If he can get the choke and tap out Mendes, it will be a huge upset.
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