UFC 179
| UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 25, 2014 | |||
| Venue | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho | |||
| City | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 is an ongoing mixed martial arts event 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][3] Their first fight at UFC 142, also contested in Rio de Janeiro, ended in a first round KO victory in favor of Aldo.[4]
The headliner was originally scheduled to take place on August 2, 2014 at UFC 176.[5] However, on July 2, Aldo pulled out of the fight citing a neck injury suffered during training.[6] 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 August 30, would remain in consecutive order. That entire fight card was re-booked for other events.[7]
Jeremy Stephens was linked to a possible bout with Lucas Martins at the event.[8] However, Stephens' manager indicated shortly after the fight announcement was leaked that they had no intention of taking the fight.[9] Martins has since been scheduled to face Darren Elkins instead.[10]
Fabrício Camões was originally scheduled to face Josh Shockley at the event. However, Shockley was removed from the bout citing injury and replaced by Tony Martin.[11]
Beneil Dariush was expected to face Alan Patrick at this event. However, Patrick was forced to pull out due to a broken jaw he received during training.[12] Dariush will now face Carlos Diego Ferreira.[13]
During weigh ins, three fighters missed weight: Jorgensen (128 lbs), Camões (158 lbs) and Martin (157 lbs). None of them were able to make weight later, therefore all fights were changed to catchweight. Jorgensen was fined 20% of his purse, while Camões and Martin, who were involved in the same fight, weren't issued a fine.[14]
Official fight card
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Jose Aldo (c) | vs. | Chad Mendes | For the UFC Featherweight Championship. | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Phil Davis | def. | Glover Teixeira | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Fábio Maldonado | def. | Hans Stringer | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:06 | |
| Featherweight | Darren Elkins | def. | Lucas Martins | Decision (split) (27-30, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Beneil Dariush | def. | Carlos Diego Ferreira | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Neil Magny | def. | William Macario | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:40 | |
| Lightweight | Yan Cabral | def. | Naoyuki Kotani | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:06 | |
| Catchweight (128 lbs) | Wilson Reis | def. | Scott Jorgensen | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 3:28 | |
| Featherweight | Andre Fili | def. | Felipe Arantes | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Gilbert Burns | def. | Christos Giagos | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:57 | |
| Catchweight (158 lbs) | Tony Martin | def. | Fabrício Camões | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 4:16 | |
See also
References
- ^ Brett Okamoto (2014-07-27). "Aldo-Mendes rematch set for Rio". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2014-07-27). "Aldo-Mendes 2 heads to Rio". ufc.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ Staff (2014-09-30). "UFC 179 main card set, including Maldonado-Stringer, Elkins-Martins, Dariush-Ferreira". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hunter Homistek (2014-09-03). "Jeremy Stephens' Agent Denies Stephens Will Fight Lucas Martins at UFC 179". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
- ^ Staff (2014-09-09). "Darren Elkins vs. Lucas Martins slated for UFC 179 in Brazil". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ^ Staff (2014-09-24). "Fabrício Camões tem novo adversário para o UFC 179 (Brazilian Portuguese)". ufc.com.br. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
- ^ Staff (2014-09-29). "Report: Alan Patrick out of UFC 179 bout vs. Beneil Dariush with broken jaw". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ Staff (2014-09-30). "Diego Ferreira replaces Alan Patrick at UFC 179 in Brazil". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
- ^ Staff (2014-10-24). "UFC 179 weigh-in results: Jose Aldo (145), Chad Mendes (145) on mark". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ "UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
