If he had told me he broke his hand, I would have changed the game plan,” Javier Mendez said in the aftermath of UFC 311.

Coach Javier Mendez said they would have changed their tactics if Umar Nurmagomedov had revealed he'd broken his hand during ...

Islam Makhachev likes to roll with heavyweights during his training sessions in Dagestan, and Javier Mendez isn't a fan.

Javier Mendez, the head coach of Umar Nurmagomedov, wishes his fighter told him he broke his hand during his UFC 311 loss.

Javier Mendez reveals a shocking claim about Umar Nurmagomedov's injury, explaining how it forced a major change in their game plan.

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Islam Makhachev's coach, Javier Mendez, is backing his fighter to become a three-weight UFC champion. However, if Makhachev ...

Following his loss against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311, Umar Nurmagomedov didn't tell his head coaches about his broken hand ...

Nurmagomedov's cornerman, Javier Mendez, rubbished these aspirations and claimed that Hughes is nothing special. "No, I do ...

Islam Makhachev is cementing an incredible legacy, but there’s still a plethora of fighters who’d make for fantastic ...

Islam Makhachev's coach Javier Mendez says the undisputed UFC lightweight champion has the ability to win UFC titles at both ...

Javier Mendez, Umar Nurmagomedov's head coach, revealed that he would have altered the game plan for the fight against Merab Dvalishvili if the 29-year-old had informed him about his hand injury.