UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | October 25, 2014 | |||
Venue | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho | |||
City | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||
Attendance | 11,415 [1] | |||
Buyrate | 180,000 [2] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on October 25, 2014, at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [3]
The event was headlined by a Featherweight Championship rematch between the current champion José Aldo, and top contender Chad Mendes. [4] [5] Their first fight at UFC 142, also contested in Rio de Janeiro, ended in a first round knockout victory in favor of Aldo. [6]
The headliner was originally scheduled to take place on August 2, 2014, at UFC 176. [7] However, on July 2, Aldo pulled out of the fight citing a neck injury suffered during training. [8] 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. [9]
Jeremy Stephens was linked to a possible bout with Lucas Martins at the event. [10] However, Stephens' manager indicated shortly after the fight announcement was leaked that they had no intention of taking the fight. [11] Martins faced Darren Elkins instead. [12]
Fabrício Camões was originally scheduled to face Josh Shockley at the event. However, Shockley was removed from the bout citing injury and was replaced by Anthony Rocco Martin. [13]
Alan Patrick was expected to face Beneil Dariush at this event. However, Patrick was forced to pull out due to a broken jaw he received during training. [14] Dariush instead faced Carlos Diego Ferreira. [15]
During weigh ins, three fighters missed weight: Scott Jorgensen (128 lb), Fabrício Camões (158 lb) and Tony Martin (157 lb). Jorgensen was fined 20% of his purse, while Camões and Martin, who were involved in the same fight, were not issued a fine. [16]
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | def. | Chad Mendes | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
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 Macário | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:40 | |
Lightweight | Yan Cabral | def. | Naoyuki Kotani | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:06 | |
Catchweight (128 lb) | 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 lb) | Anthony Rocco Martin | def. | Fabrício Camões | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 4:16 |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [18]