UFC 179 is in the books. The results are as follows:
- Jose Aldo defeats Chad Mendes by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
- Phil Davis defeats Glover Teixeira by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Fabio Maldonado defeats Hans Stringer by TKO at 4:06 of the second round
- Darren Elkins defeats Lucas Martins by split decision (30-27, 27-30, 30-27)
- Beneil Dariush defeats Carlos Diego Ferreira by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Neil Magny defeats William Macario by TKO at 2:40 of the third round
- Yan Cabral defeats Naoyuki Kotani via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:06 of the second round
- Wilson Reis defeats Scott Jorgensen via submission (arm-triangle) at 3:28 of the first round
- Andre Fili defeats Felipe Arantes by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Gilbert Burns defeats Christos Giagos via submission (armbar) at 4:57 of the first round
- Tony Martin defeats Fabricio Camoes via submission (kimura) at 4:16 of the first round
Next up? A more-or-less double-header of Fight Nights.
Fight Night 55 on Friday, November 7 features a decent lineup of talent in Australia, as Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold face off in one of the year’s biggest grudge matches. Afterward, in Brazil on Saturday, November 8, light heavyweight strikers Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Jimi Manuwa will try and knock the other out…of the rankings.
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