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Javier’s journey into the world of martial arts began at a young age, fueled by a passionate desire to explore the physical and mental aspects of combat sports. He initially took up Tang Soo Do and taekwondo before joining a boxing club at the age of 12 under the mentorship of Walter Carvalho, a coach who would significantly impact his future career.
However, meeting Scott Coker, founder of Strikeforce and head of Bellator, broadened Javier’s horizons significantly and played an instrumental role in shaping his destiny.
In 1985, Javier began his own fighting career, taking on all comers in the world of kickboxing, quickly establishing himself before winning two ISKA world titles in 1992 and 1995. It was also during this period that Javier founded the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) in San Jose, California.
AKA quickly gained recognition as the go-to gym for aspiring young fighters and under Mendez’s leadership, became synonymous with producing some of the most recognisable names in the sport of MMA.
In his time as a coach and mentor, Javier has overseen the careers of 11 world champions including Frank Shamrock, BJ Penn, Islam Makhachev and of course Khabib Nurmagomedov. In fact, in 2015, Javier became the only trainer to have 3 concurrent UFC titleholders in Cain Velasquez, Daniel Cormier and Luke Rockhold.
However, undoubtedly Javier’s most celebrated collaboration came alongside Khabib, the fighter who rewrote the record books and went on to become one of the biggest names in UFC history. Javier’s close bond with Khabib was pivotal in forging his undefeated record before he eventually retired as the UFC Lightweight Champion.
That dominance is something Javier believes he can repeat once again with the current Lightweight Champion, Islam Makhachev, who is establishing hi..
