How far is Mendes from a title shot?

[Martialarts123]

I’d say three fights. A win over Jury, then cub/Moicano, then a number one contender fight. What say you?

 

[XThe GreatestX]

maybe? I am most intrigued to see how he looks off the layoff and the alpha male roids

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Sure. But he probably doesn't win three in a row coming off the long layoff. We will have to wait and see...

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

That ship has sailed

 

[DopeZach]

I begin to wonder how Mendes vs Ortega would go all of a sudden. Good fight I bet no doubt.

 

[fortheo]

He's never beaten a top 3 guy, i doubt he'll start now after a layoff and without skin cream.

 

[DS66]

He hasn't fought in 3 years, and was pumped full of HGH when we was fighting. The FW division has changed a lot too, the division is packed full of young studs and everyone's bigger now. It's pretty difficult to imagine him getting back to a championship fight now.

 

[The Witcher]

He will always be a few inches out of reach

 

[Soul On Ice]

Depends on a lot of things
Will Stephens keep his streak going?
Is Max coming back anytime soon?

What if he steamrolls Jury and Stephens loses to Aldo and it determined Max is gone for a long time?
Who fights Ortega for the interim or vacant belt?
Another title shot for Aldo?
Frankie rematch even tho he was stopped by Ortega less than year ago?

There are some very possible scenarios in which he could be fast tracked.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

maybe? I am most intrigued to see how he looks off the layoff and the alpha male roids

IDK about his skills but he looks the same physically.

 

[PrideJitZoo]

Given Brock Lensar got a title shot despite having not fought in 2+ years, got TKO’d twice before his last fight and hasn’t won a fight in 8 years... I’d say an immediate title shot for Chad Mendes is appropriate.

 

[Championstuff]

He is 100 miles away from a title shot

 

[Chart69r]

He will always be a few inches out of reach

... Of the top shelf

 

[waldywaldy]

About 2 jars of skin cream away

 

[brian]

Let's see how he looks in his comeback before we talk about Mendes & title shots.