UFC 179 fight card lineup finalized; Patrick vs. Dariush kicks off pay-per-view

UFC 179 takes place on October 25th from the Maracanazinho Gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the UFC has released the complete fight card lineup.UFC 179

The fight card will begin with the online preliminary card on UFC Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT with two fights and the final four preliminary fights will be shown on Fox Sports 1 beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Following the conclusion of the prelims, the main card on pay-per-view will begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and will be headlined by Jose Aldo defending the UFC featherweight title against Chad Mendes.

The current UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes II fight card is below.

Main Card: (PPV – 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)
Jose Aldo (24-1) vs. Chad Mendes (16-1)
Glover Teixeira (22-3) vs. Phil Davis (12-2, 1NC)
Fabio Maldonado (21-7) vs. Hans Stringer (22-5-3)
Darren Elkins (17-4) vs. Lucas Martins (15-1)
Alan Patrick (12-0) vs. Beneil Dariush (8-1)

Preliminary Card: (Fox Sports 1 – 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)
Neil Magny (12-3) vs. William Macario (7-1)
Yan Cabral (11-1) vs. Naoyuki Kotani (33-11-7)
Scott Jorgensen (15-9) vs. Wilson Reis (18-5)
Felipe Arantes (16-6-1, 2NC) vs. Andre Fili (13-2)

Preliminary Card: (Fight Pass – 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT)
Gilbert Burns (8-0) vs. Christos Giagos (10-2)
Fabricio Camoes (14-8-1) vs. Tony Martin (8-2)