Javier Mendez is the founder and head coach of American Kickboxing Academy, the leading Mixed Martial Arts teams/schools in the world.  Throughout his spectacular career he has won world championships himself, and raised numerous world champions in both Kickboxing and MMA.  His students include Cormier, Velasquez, Nurmagomedov, Rockhold, and others.  In this interview we spoke about Javier's life and career, genesis of MMA, qualities required to become a champion, and his famous students.