Any combat sport carries an inherent risk of danger to one’s physical well-being, but former UFC title challenger Chad Mendes believes he’s about to enter a safer competitive environment. Recently, Mendes announced his return to combat sports, but surprisingly, the UFC veteran will not return to MMA where he made his name, but will instead take off the gloves to compete in bare-knuckle boxing. “It was definitely something that took a little persuading, for sure,” Mendes said about overcoming his wife’s apprehensions about bare-knuckle. “She’s still not 100% in on it, but she’s very supportive of anything that I want to do. She’s like, ‘Are you kidding me? I thought we were done with all of this?’” The decision took some convincing, but he laid out some valid points to convince his wife that bare-knuckle boxing is less dangerous than MMA
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Chad Mendes convinced his wife that MMA is more dangerous than bare-knuckle boxing – MMA Junkie