UFC on FOX 9: Chad Mendes vs. Nik Lentz full fight video highlights

SACRAMENTO – UFC President Dana White said Chad Mendes entered Saturday’s UFC on FOX 9 event fighting an illness, and after the first round, it kind of looked like it.

Still, Mendes (16-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) was never in any real danger against fellow featherweight Nik Lentz (24-6-2 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC), who suffered a unanimous-decision loss to the surging contender in a main-card bout at Sacramento’s Sleep Train Arena.

After four straight knockout victories, Mendes, a former title challenger, had to grind out a win over the durable Lentz. It got the job done, but it lacked the pizzaz of recent performances.

Check out the highlights (which the UFC makes available only to U.S. viewers) above.

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