Time Stamps: Umar has a tough, unranked but experienced opponent, Bzcat Alakan, for UFC 298. 00:03 ✦ The fighter appears well-rounded and ready for this UFC debut. 02:09 ✦ Hermanson vs. Piper fight analysis 04:05 ✦ Preview of upcoming UFC fights 06:08 ✦ Discussion on fighter's personal lives and social media beef 08:04 ✦ UFC 298 Preview: Ian Gary's potential post-fight comments and Robert Whitaker vs. Paulo Costa matchup. 10:05 ✦ Volkanovski vs Topuria - a clash of confidence and technique. 12:02 ✦ Volkanovski is considered the greatest featherweight of all time Click to expand 14:08

@Casteeyo...

3 ай бұрын

Hey how's Cain situation going... hope they just put him on house arrest and you and him can do the podcast you guys were starting before the unfortunate situation happen...... cainmendez podcast

@TeeSlice

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊 🙏

@herianshah_rahman

2 ай бұрын

good morning coach Javier mendez umar abdul manap Nurmagomedov championship

It was a similar situation for Arman when he fought Islam.Arman lost but gained so much and now is close to the title.Diego Lopes too made his debut against "the next champ material" and now he is one of the fans and Dana's favorites. If anything it looks bad for Umar to be taking this fight.

Coach I love you so much ❤ Love from Nepal ❤️🙏🙏 Come to visit Nepal with all your dagistan fighter like Islam Umar, Usman manap ❤️🙏🙏 It's my dream to meet you all guys 🙏🙏🙏 God bless you and your family members 🙏🙏

Congratulations on constantly raising the standard of our live! 👏👏👏

Oh here we are ☺️

C’mon Len - probe deeper! For example, what does Coach see when he mentions ‘holes in Volk’s game’? Or when coach says Topuria technically superior - how and where? Just one example among many - feel like Jav has lots of insight, but this is just picking at the surface

@sea2959

3 ай бұрын

Volk seemed sharp against Islam on the first fight. But he is limited......I mean, what top athlete drinks alcohol while preparing for a fight?

Coach Javier said a fighter shouldn’t talk trash about another’s family, regarding Ian Garry. While I agree with that, it was Garry who talked shit and made a false narrative about Neil Magny being a child beater before their fight. It was Garry who crossed the line for personal gains and branding. Since he did that, he’s opened himself to whatever line others say about him. If you can’t take it, then don’t dish it out.

You’re the best

@Casteeyo...

3 ай бұрын

He breed and tame Champions.... Umar is next

I'm an admirer of Coach Javier Mendez and will listen to his views whenever I see an episode released. In that spirit, here's some feedback: 1. This episode felt like it was poorly produced - the background looks a little drab, the fumbling when trying to pull up the UFC298 card could have been edited out, and the end was way too abrupt. 2. There needs to be some topic preparation before bringing it up - asking coach about The Hermanson Pyfer fight only to get a "no, I didn't watch it" and have nowhere to go with that topic after that was needless time wasted. If Coach has nothing to say on a topic, don't include it in the episode. 3. Interviewer prep needs to be better - you've got to know where UFC298 is happening before wasting more time asking if Coach is going to see it live in Vegas. Again, prep needs to be better. 4. When Coach gets his facts wrong, regardless of respect levels for him, it needs to be corrected immediately. Volkanovski didn't say he was drinking while training for the second Islam fight, he said he was drinking before he got the call to take the fight, and that was why taking it on short notice was even harder to pull off. He was not drinking while training for the 10-12 days he had. Again, background knowledge and prep could be better. Overall, in a crowded podcast landscape, these are quick and impactful fixes that will get Coach Javier's voice out with the highest level of polish so that even more people tune in. Again, I offer the feedback above only with the intention of helping this channel get better and represent Coach Javier better.

Topu 298 Umar champ 2025

15:26 I'm a little disturbed by the AI version of Bruce Lee and the lack of lip sync.

I hope Umar gets a good opponent next time

And New 👊 ☝️

Javier Mendez picking Ilia Topuria. Wise man

Unknown fighter might be a surprise...same like movsar vs lopes, kape vs dos Santos

@user-vo1gd5sk8n

3 ай бұрын

Those were short notice replacements

@MrBen580

3 ай бұрын

and Arman vs Islam

sorry I'm busy with a lot of things coach's Javier Mendez handler habib see you again happy greetings everyone

Len like your energy, Javier u should add some energy to your presentation...

Umar opponent's coach's Javier Mendez

Please give insight of why Umar take "lower competition" I think this is tune up fight lol, because he was injured

@blueblink2238

3 ай бұрын

Because nobody interested to fight him cause it's a waste of time and money for his opponent.umar pulled out the last minute of the fight without thinking the spent time of his opponent.

Why would anyone “step up “ to take a on a guy who pulls out of 90% of his fights and is lower than them in ranking

@1994mrmysteryman

3 ай бұрын

He pulled out of one fight. Relax

@user-vo1gd5sk8n

3 ай бұрын

@@1994mrmysteryman 7 pull outs

@stackpapereveryday5682

3 ай бұрын

Umar is in the top 15. He could have faught someone in top 20. Idk why they picked a newbie

@1994mrmysteryman

3 ай бұрын

@@stackpapereveryday5682 That's the point. Other than Cory, nobody is accepting the fight. So they went with the newbie who accepted.

@user-vo1gd5sk8n

3 ай бұрын

@@1994mrmysteryman they won’t accept the fight because they don’t want to do entire camp for this guy to pull out

You are going down Volk!

🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿💪🫸🚞

He can’t complain about anything.. sandhagen was lined .. u missed out

when Volk talks about drinking more than he should have, there's two aspects to that. One is the actual alcohol and the harm that does. The other, and more important, is the mental aspect that even allowed him to be doing that in the first place....which indicates he wasn't dialed in like he should have been and usually is. And the boozing was just a sign of that.

@kapow1324

3 ай бұрын

How can everyone get this so wrong!? Probably the social media BS from self serving imposters like WEASLE and MMA GURU. The facts are Volk had some rare down time with recovery from surgery and a new born, which meant he was finally getting extended time with family and friends, which in Australian social circles nearly always means having a COUPLE of drinks. He was down on himself that he let himself get out of shape when he got the short notice call to fight Islam again...there was no guarantee that opportunity would ever come again so he had to take that fight.

@josepharmand6117

3 ай бұрын

@@kapow1324 Yup...that's about the state of it. Volk had to take the fight with Islam. And would again. It's just really bad luck it happened to fall in the least disciplined period of the long career of a normally highly disciplined athlete. The boozing was just a sign that Volk wasn't mentally dialed-in across the board, including training like he normally does. Being Volk he looked at all the positive aspects 'nothing to lose' 'dangerous'...but it always was a hard ask, and a low percentage, against his toughest opponent.

@ahuey19

3 ай бұрын

@@kapow1324 omg this 🙌🙌

The thumb nail looks for unprofessional. The blue background makes it look amateur

Alexander Volkanovski BEAT Islam in the first fight. The "judges" got it so wrong.

Alex has holes in his game? Which holes are those you speak of lol? How can you imply Alex has more holes in his game than Topuria

@giorgiimedashvili5851

3 ай бұрын

Actually they are more similar fighters than anyone sees them. Great boxing, great ground game, in and out striking, never step back, game planing. In these skills they are elite. Volk already proven it, Ilia proves it step by step, cuz he’s young and he can’t have the same resume

@AnteMicko

3 ай бұрын

@@giorgiimedashvili5851 absolutely not. Ilia has his boxing combinations and some ground game. He doesn't have the same movement and feints Volk does.

@giorgiimedashvili5851

3 ай бұрын

@@AnteMicko he always faints. You need to watch his game. Out of 12 finishes he has 8 submission, out of these 8, 7 submissions he has done in the first round. That’s what you call some ground game.

coach i hope everything is okay. you look unenergetic.

Tell umar to stop withdrawing from fights and he would get more opportunity lol pulled out of his last 3 fight offers

@BobSaint

3 ай бұрын

What are you talking about? 😂

This time Volk is done....His prime already gone since the last defeated to Islam....Topuria is the best, top form at the moment. I’m pretty sure he will be a New champ 2024...

@FnD4212

3 ай бұрын

😮

@mikemichael9269

3 ай бұрын

I’m correct, right?...😀😀

Please can you support me and train me. I live in norway and have not the opportunity to train full-time because of work. I help my family in Afghanistan and support my family here in norway. I wanna have 1 chance in my life to train and improve myself to you so I can keep training in your gym and wanna join ufc. I trian boxning here almost 12 years now. I do mma now also. Please give me one life opportunity