Former UFC title challenger Chad “Money” Mendes will compete this Sunday at Submission Underground 3.
Mendes will grapple against Jeff Glover, who is a Brazillian jiu-jitsu black belt.
Mendes is currently serving a two-year suspension by USADA after testing positive for a banned substance.
While he may not be able to compete in MMA, Mendes is still able to compete in other combat sports against some of the best in the world.
“Jeff Glover is a big name in the grappling world and I’ve known about him for a long time,” Mendes told FloCombat. “Probably since the beginning of my mixed martial arts career. He’s actually come out to Team Alpha Male and grappled with a lot of our guys and he’s a super cool guy. We have some guys who have trained under him or trained with him for awhile, and we know a lot about him.
“He’s tough and he’s like a monkey in there. He’s tricky and rolls all over the place, but I think going against a hard-nosed wrestler–someone who is solid with their jiu-jitsu and has the ability to push the pace–I think that’s going to make it tough for him.”
Despite the recent suspension, Mendes is still considered to be one of the top featherweight MMA fighters in the world. He has 17 MMA wins, with eight in the UFC. He has notable victories over Cub Swanson, Darren Elkins, Clay Guida, Nik Lentz, and Ricardo Lamas.
SUG 3 will take place at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon. The event will be headlined by a grappling match between Dillon Danis, who is a training partner of UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor, and AJ Agazarm.
SUG 3 will stream live on FloGrappling.
