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==Announced bouts==
==Announced bouts==
*Lightweight bout: [[Fabrício Camões]] vs. Josh Shockley<ref name="twomore" />
*Lightweight bout: [[Fabrício Camões]] vs. Josh Shockley<ref name="twomore">{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/09/neil-magny-william-macario-fabricio-camoes-josh-shockley-set-for-ufc-179|title=Neil Magny-William Macario, Fabricio Camoes-Josh Shockley set for UFC 179|publisher=mmajunkie.com/|author=Matt Erickson|date=2014-09-04|accessdate=2014-09-04}}</ref>


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

Revision as of 23:02, 5 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]

Jeremy Stephens has been linked to a possible bout with Lucas Martins at the event.[7] However, Stephens' manager indicated shortly after the fight announcement was leaked that they had no intention of taking the fight.[8]

Official fight card

Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight José Aldo (c) vs. Chad Mendes [a]
Light Heavyweight Glover Teixeira vs. Phil Davis
Flyweight Scott Jorgensen vs. Wilson Reis
Light Heavyweight Fabio Maldonado vs. Hans Stringer
Featherweight Felipe Arantes vs. Andre Fili
Lightweight Alan Patrick vs. Beneil Dariush
Welterweight William Macario vs. Neil Magny

[9]

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. ^ Ivan Raupp (2014-09-03). "UFC agenda luta entre Lucas Mineiro e Jeremy Stephens para card no Rio (Brazilian Portuguese)". sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  8. ^ Hunter Homistek (2014-09-03). "Jeremy Stephens' Agent Denies Stephens Will Fight Lucas Martins at UFC 179". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  9. ^ "UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  10. ^ Matt Erickson (2014-09-04). "Neil Magny-William Macario, Fabricio Camoes-Josh Shockley set for UFC 179". mmajunkie.com/. Retrieved 2014-09-04.