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Chad Mendes says he fought Conor McGregor for the ‘fake belt' at UFC 189

All eyes will soon be on the featherweight division, and in more ways than one.

Twenty-four hours before Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor collide in Las Vegas at UFC 194, Chad Mendes and Frankie Edgar will meet in a table-setting match on Dec. 11 at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale. Aside from being an obvious fallback in case injury derails Aldo-McGregor once again, the fight is a fascinating stylistic pairing with significant stakes at hand, as the winner could set themselves up for a big 2016 campaign in a division that's never been hotter than it is now.