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Chad Mendes taking added motivation from Jose Aldo trash talk, says "there's going to be a war" at UFC 179
Oct 22, 2014 - 2:25:07 PM Chad Mendes taking added motivation from Jose Aldo trash talk, says "there's going to be a war" at UFC 179

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"There is always somewhat of a personal aspect to every fight. It's just the nature of the business. Obviously I respect Aldo as a fighter. He's the champion and I can't come into this fight not respecting his talent and skill level. I obviously do respect him in that sense. It's something I've trained for and prepared my mind and body to get in there and face the champion. But he said a lot of s*** about me in the media and that's not cool. Whether he respects me or not, if you want to say these things to sell a fight or whatever caused you to say them, my like for you has gone completely out the window. This is now a fight against a person who is trying to beat me up and trying to take the money I use to put food in my mouth. This no longer has anything to do with me liking or respecting him. There is going to be a war in there. The ultimate goal is to win the title. That is something that needs to happen in my mind. My mindset is to go in there and take the belt from whoever has it, and he's the one holding it right now."

-UFC Featherweight Title challenger Chad Mendes talks to Duane Finley at BleacherReport.com about the personal issues with Jose Aldo into their fight at UFC 179 on Saturday night.

Penick's Analysis: There's a ton on the line for Mendes in this fight. A loss ends his hopes of being a Champion at 145 lbs., because he's not going to get a third fight with Aldo if he goes down 0-2 against him. He's putting every piece of motivation he can muster together, and if it works for him, it works for him. Now, there's been very little substance to much of the back and forth between the two of them, so it's not as if they've been given a ton of things to be personally offended by, but if it provides him with some type of boost on Saturday night, then it's worth having that mindset.