UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes II takes place on October 25th from the Maracanazinho Gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the UFC has released the extended preview of the main card on pay-per-view.
The card will be headlined by a title bout as Jose Aldo defends the UFC featherweight title against Chad Mendes in a rematch of their bout from UFC 142.
The UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes II Extended Preview and Fight Card are 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)
Carlos Diego Ferreira (11-0) 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)