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==Announced bouts==
==Announced bouts==
*[[UFC Featherweight Championship|Featherweight Championship]] Bout: [[José Aldo]] (c) vs. [[Chad Mendes]]<ref name="Aldo/Mendes" />
*[[UFC Featherweight Championship|Featherweight Championship]] Bout: [[José Aldo]] (c) vs. [[Chad Mendes]]<ref name="Aldo/Mendes" />
Heavyweight Bout:[[Junior dos Santos]] vs. [[Stipe Miocic]]


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 16:28, 29 July 2014

UFC 179
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 25, 2014 (2014-10-25)
VenueGinasio do Maracanazinho
CityRio De Janeiro, Brazil
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night 54 UFC 179

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

Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes

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Announced bouts

Heavyweight Bout:Junior dos Santos vs. Stipe Miocic

See also

References

  1. ^ Brett Okamoto (2014-07-27). "Aldo-Mendes rematch set for Rio". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  2. ^ a b Thomas Gerbasi (2014-07-27). "Aldo-Mendes 2 heads to Rio". ufc.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  3. ^ Staff (2012-01-15). "UFC 142 results: Champ Jose Aldo levels Chad Mendes with first-round knee, punches". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2014-06-02). "Jose Aldo injured, out of UFC 176". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "UFC Fight Night". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2014-05-08.