UFC 179

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]

UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2
The poster for UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	October 25, 2014 (2014-10-25)
Venue	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
City	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance	11,415[1]
Buyrate	180,000[2]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping

Background

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]

Results

Main card
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

1. For the UFC Featherweight Championship.

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:^[18]

• Fight of the Night: José Aldo vs. Chad Mendes
• Performance of the Night: Fábio Maldonado and Gilbert Burns

See also

• List of UFC events
• 2014 in UFC