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==Announced bouts==
*Flyweight bout: [[Scott Jorgensen]] vs. [[Wilson Reis]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Flyweights-Scott-Jorgensen-Wilson-Reis-to-Clash-at-UFC-179-in-Brazil-73203|title=Flyweights Scott Jorgensen, Wilson Reis to clash at UFC 179 in Brazil|publisher=sherdog.com|author=Tristen Critchfield|date=2014-09-02|accessdate=2014-09-02}}</ref>


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

Revision as of 02:41, 3 September 2014

UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 25, 2014 (2014-10-25)
VenueGinásio do Maracanãzinho
CityRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 UFC Fight Night 55

UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on October 25, 2014 at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho 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 postponed 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, would 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
Featherweight Jose Aldo (c) vs. Chad Mendes [a]
Light Heavyweight Glover Teixeira vs. Phil Davis

[7]

Announced bouts

See also

References

  1. ^ Brett Okamoto (2014-07-27). "Aldo-Mendes rematch set for Rio". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  2. ^ 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 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  8. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2014-09-02). "Flyweights Scott Jorgensen, Wilson Reis to clash at UFC 179 in Brazil". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2014-09-02.