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==Announced bouts== |
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*[[UFC Featherweight Championship|Featherweight Championship]] Bout: [[José Aldo]] (c) vs. [[Chad Mendes]]<ref name="Aldo/Mendes" /> |
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Heavyweight Bout:[[Junior dos Santos]] vs. [[Stipe Miocic]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 16:28, 29 July 2014
UFC 179 | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | October 25, 2014 | |||
Venue | Ginasio do Maracanazinho | |||
City | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 179 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on October 25, 2014 at Ginasio do Maracanazinho in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.[1]
Background
The event is expected to be headlined by a Featherweight Championship rematch between the current champion José Aldo, and top contender Chad Mendes.[2] Their first fight at UFC 142, also contested in Rio de Janeiro, ended in a first round KO victory in favor of Aldo.[3]
The headliner was originally scheduled to take place on August 2, 2014 at UFC 176.[4] However, on July 2, Aldo pulled out of the fight citing a neck injury suffered during training.[5] Subsequent to Aldo's injury, that event was cancelled on July 8, when the UFC announced they were unable to replace the original main event fight and with less than a month before the event, the decision was made to postpone the event – though the promotion said the numbering scheme for already scheduled pay-per-views after it, including UFC 177 in Sacramento on Aug. 30, will remain in consecutive order. The entire fight card was sporadically rebooked for other events..[6]
Official fight card
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Announced bouts
- Featherweight Championship Bout: José Aldo (c) vs. Chad Mendes[2]
Heavyweight Bout:Junior dos Santos vs. Stipe Miocic
See also
References
- ^ Brett Okamoto (2014-07-27). "Aldo-Mendes rematch set for Rio". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ a b Thomas Gerbasi (2014-07-27). "Aldo-Mendes 2 heads to Rio". ufc.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ Staff (2012-01-15). "UFC 142 results: Champ Jose Aldo levels Chad Mendes with first-round knee, punches". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ Jesse Holland (2014-05-04). "Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes 2 booked for UFC 176 on Aug. 2 in Los Angeles". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2014-06-02). "Jose Aldo injured, out of UFC 176". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- ^ Matt Erickson (2014-07-08). "UFC postpones UFC 176 pay-per-view set for Aug. 2 in Los Angeles". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2014-05-08.