Chad (Money) Mendes has waited 33 months for another crack at UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo.And five men have paid the price since Mendes was stopped by Aldo with one second remaining in the first round at UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro on Jan. 14, 2012.Its been a fight Ive prepared myself for since that first night in Brazil, the 29-year-old Mendes said in an interview. Every camp Ive trained for, every person that I fought — all that training was for Jose.I just knew if I kept destroying everyone they put in from of me that Id be back there and its finally here. Its felt like its been for ever. Fighting anyone, its been a while. I mean I havent fought since December so Im just chomping to get back in there and Im so pumped that its finally for the title again.Mendes first three victims since the Aldo loss — Cody McKenzie, Yaotzin Meza and Darren Elkins — lasted a total of three minutes 34 seconds.Mendes (16-1) then stopped veteran Clay (The Carpenter) Guida 30 seconds into the third round at UFC 164 in August 2013, the first time Guida has been stopped by TKO in 46 fights. Last time out in December, Mendes won a unanimous decision over Nik (The Carny) Lentz.Aldo-Mendes 2 was originally scheduled for UFC 176 on Aug. 2 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, but the card was called off when Aldo injured his shoulder.Family and friends had booked hotels and made travel plans, only to have to scrap them. Then came news that the rematch had been shifted to Brazil.It is what it is. Im going to have to just go over there and take the belt in his backyard, said Mendes, the No. 1 contender among 145-pound fighters.Returning to Brazil just adds to Mendes motivation. The challenger has not forgotten how Aldo left the cage and ran through the crowd in the aftermath of their fight.I thought that was pretty disrespectful, he said.An avid outdoorsman, Mendes took solace in a bowhunting trip in Utah after the summer cancellation.It was a great way for me to kind of relax and just let my body heal up a little bit, get some great meat to use for the rest of this camp and then jump fight back into it.Their first meeting, the lone blemish on Mendes fight resume, ended when the challenger zigged when he should have zagged. Exploding from the fence, Aldo launched a kick that caught Mendes as he ducked down.I think thats what bummed me out the most about that fight, Mendes said. I just felt like trained so hard and I was so ready for that fight at the time and I just didnt get to use any of it, or like test fully my ability or get to push through anything.Mendes is a five-foot-six slab of muscle, a former two-time PAC-10 champion and All-American at Cal Poly University.He trains with Team Alpha Male in Sacramento alongside UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw, former WEC champion Urijah Faber and flyweight contender Joseph Benavidez among others.While Mendes says the delay in fighting Aldo again has made for a long road, it has allowed him to sharpen his skills.You can change a lot in the sport in that amount of time, he said. I feel like Ive grown up and matured a lot as a person and as a fighter. I feel like my game has improved so much. We didnt have a head coach the first time I fought. We got Duane Ludwig in here. That was the first time we had that head coach figure, someone we could really and trust and believe in the system.I think it made a huge difference for Team Alpha Male. You saw how everybodys fighting styles really came together and meshed well ... And now we have Martin Kampmann (as head coach) in here.Ludwig and Kampmann are both former UFC fighters.Aldo (24-1) has posted three wins since finishing off Mendes, defeating former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, Chan Sung Jung and Ricardo Lamas. Looking for a successful seventh straight title defence, Aldo is on a 17-fight winning streak that dates back to 2005.The bookies have made Aldo a 2-1 favourite.While Aldo and Mendes prepare to square off, Irish featherweight sensation (The Notorious) Conor McGregor continues to makes headlines in the division.And the two went at it on a recent British MMA TV Show that saw them hooked up by satellite, with the five-foot-nine McGregor making fun of Mendes height. McGregor, the No. 5 contender from Dublin, who has won all four of his UFC fights, promised the two will meet.Dont worry, I will take that belt from Jose and I will come back hunting for your midget head, said McGregor (16-2), in the studio for BT Sports Beyond the Octagon.Mendes almost sighs when McGregors name is raised in an interview.The guys really good at talking, bottom line, he said.But the Irish fighter has yet to test his skills against an elite wrestler, he added.I want to see that and I know that Id be the type of guy that could beat a guy like Conor McGregor.Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter Will Butcher Jersey . Smith, who raised eyebrows at the CFL combine in March with his ability on both sides of the ball, confirmed in a statement he tested positive for the anabolic steroid Stanozolol prior to auditioning for league officials. Taylor Hall Jersey . -- C.J. 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Here are a handful of tidbits from around camp: Hutchison impressive The Blue Jays are being cautious when talking about their young arms but internally, excitement is building over the way Drew Hutchison is looking and performing this spring.TORONTO - After an uneven performance at the Americas Rugby Championship, a reinforced Canadian squad looks to take it up a notch on its November tour of Europe.The Canadian men open Nov. 2 in Leicester, England, against an RFU Championship XV, an all-star squad from Englands second tier. Then there are Test matches against Namibia in Colwyn Bay, Wales, on Nov. 7, Samoa in Vannes, France on Nov. 14, and Romania in Bucharest on Nov. 22.Coach Kieran Crowley has named 33 players for the tour but will have to manage his roster given that the opening contest falls outside the IRB Test window so top clubs do not have to release their players. Crowley will field a non-Test Canada XV squad for that game.Crowley is looking for a step up from the ARC, where a Canada A side finished third with a 1-2-0 record after losses to the U.S. Selects and Argentina Jaguars and a win over a depleted Uruguay side.I was pretty disappointed in our overall performances, Crowley said bluntly from London where he was attending International Rugby Board meetings ahead of the tour. The results werent great. Some of the rugby we played wasnt the best. But it was a good competition. It was a step up for some of our guys and I think their skill level got exposed because of the speed of the game. Argentina and the U.S. had very strong teams there.From a long-term perspective, it certainty showed that there were a couple of players there that have put themselves in contention for World Cup selection now. And there will be a couple probably that were disappointed in their performances.Crowley has been able to summon the likes of captain Tyler Ardron, Jamie Cudmore, DTH van der Merwe, Aaron Carpenter and Hubert Buydens for the November Tests.Buydens is coming off winning the ITM Cup Championship in New Zealand with the Manawatu Turbos in a 32-24 decision over a Hawkes Bay side that featured fellow Canadian prop Jason Marshall. Jake Ilnicki, another prop, has been playing for the NSW County Eagles in Australia.These guys have had outstanding experiences, just showing the fact that when they do get the opportunity that they are up to that level, said Crowley, a former New Zealand All Black.Thats good news for Crowley and scrum coach Mike Shelley with the World Cup roster expanded to 31 with the addition of another prop.The European tour represents a demanding schedule for the 17th-ranked Canadians. No. 9 Samoa, No. 16 Romania and No. 22 Namibia have all qualified for next years World Cup, with Namibia joining Canada in Pool D alongside No. 5 Ireland, No. 7 France, and No. 14 Italy.Its going to be a challenge, particularly with the travel, said Crowley.The RFU Championship XV game could also be a banana skin with a roster reinforced by players on loan from Premiership teams.Crowley will be watching closely, with an eye to World Cup selection.Theres still a number of holes actually. Weve got a few players here that I want to have a look at. Probably foor some of those guys its their last opportunity to really put their foot forward.dddddddddddd At the end of November I will hopefully have a real sense of where were going for next July and that Pacific competition.After the November tour, the Canadians will go to Fiji in March for the Pacific Nations Cup. Canada will also play the U.S. in July.The Canadian tour side will be without the injured Matt Evans, Harry Jones, Phil Mack, Phil Mackenzie, Mike Scholz and Liam Underwood, with Crowley saying some of the omissions are more of a precautionary nature.Former captain Aaron Carpenter will miss the first two games on tour because his wife is expecting.The tour will allow the Canadians to stay at one of their World Cup bases in Leicester.———Canadian Tour SquadTyler Ardron (capt.), Ospreys (Wales), Lakefield, Ont.; Ray Barkwill, Niagara Wasps RFC, Niagara Falls, Ont.; Nick Blevins, Calgary Hornets, Calgary; Connor Braid, James Bay AA, Victoria; Brett Buekeboom, Plymouth Albion (England), Lindsay, Ont.; Hubert Buydens, Manawatu Turbos (New Zealand), Saskatoon; Aaron Carpenter, Cornish Pirates RFC, Brantford, Ont.; Jamie Cudmore, ASM Clermont Auvergne (France), Squamish, B.C.; Nanyak Dala, Castaway Wanderers, Regina; Sean Duke, UVIC Vikes, Vancouver; Kyle Gilmour, St. Albert RFC, St. Albert, Alta.; Ryan Hamilton, Capilano RFC, Vancouver; Jeff Hassler, Ospreys (Wales), Okotoks, Alta.; Ciaran Hearn, Castaway Wanderers, Conception Bay South, N.L.; Tyler Hotson, London Scottish RFC (England), Vancouver; Jake Ilnicki, NSW County Eagles (Australia), Williams Lake, B.C.; Jamie Mackenzie, UVIC Vikes, Oakville, Ont.; Jason Marshall, Hawkes Bay Magpies (New Zealand), Vancouver; Gordon McRorie, Calgary Hornets, Calgary; John Moonlight, James Bay AA, Pickering, Ont.; Patrick Parfrey, Swilers RFC, St. Johns, N.L.; Taylor Paris, SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne (France), Barrie, Ont.; Seb Pearson, London St. Georges, London, Ont.; Jon Phelan, Castaway Wanderers, Montreal; James Pritchard, Bedford Blues (England), Parkes, Australia; Jebb Sinclair, London Irish, Fredericton; Richard Thorpe, London Welsh (England), Beckenham, England; Andrew Tiedemann, Plymouth Albion (England), St. Albert, Alta.; Conor Trainor, UBCOB Ravens, Vancouver; DTH van der Merwe, Glasgow Warriors (Scotland), Regina; Sean White, James Bay AA, Victoria; Jordan Wilson-Ross, James Bay AA, Alliston, Ont.; Doug Wooldridge, Lindsay RFC, Lindsay, Ont.Head Coach: Kieran CrowleyManager: Gareth ReesAssistant Coach: Neil BarnesAttack Coach: Scott HansonScrum Coach: Mike ShelleyStrength and Conditioning Coach: Andy EvansPerformance Analyst: Calum Ramsay———ScheduleNov. 2 at Sixways Stadium, Worcester, EnglandCanada XV vs. RFU Championship XVNov. 7 at Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay, WalesCanada vs. NamibiaNov. 14 at Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, FranceCanada vs. SamoaNov. 22 at Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, BucharestCanada vs. Romania———Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter Cheap Twins JerseysWholesale Royals JerseysCheap Tigers JerseysAuthentic Indians JerseysCheap White Sox JerseysDiscount Blue Jays JerseysWholesale Rays JerseysCheap Yankees JerseysDiscount Red Sox JerseysDiscount Orioles JerseysDiscount Astros JerseysCheap Angels JerseysCheap Athletics JerseysCheap Mariners JerseysRangers Jerseys From ChinaBraves Jerseys OutletCheap Marlins JerseysWholesale Mets JerseysWholesale Phillies JerseysCheap Nationals JerseysCubs Jerseys From ChinaReds Jerseys From ChinaCheap Brewers JerseysWholesale Pirates JerseysCheap Cardinals JerseysCheap Diamondbacks JerseysAuthentic Rockies JerseysDodgers Jerseys From ChinaWholesale Padres JerseysGiants Jerseys From China ' ' '