Topic: UFC 179
UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 Discussion Thread
Forum Home | Topic Page | Event Page Help
Anonymous Mode
You are not logged in to Tapology. When browsing anonymously, profanities and images are automatically removed from the forum.
10.24.2014 | 2:38 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 0 Perfect, 265 Points | Tied for 1185th
Fight Pass prelims kick off at 7pm ET, followed by four prelims on FS1 at 8pm and the PPV main card at 10pm.
This wasn't the most stacked PPV effort on paper, but a two-week drought from the UFC has given it a bit of late heat.
Enjoy!
"When a game cannot be won, change the game."
- Saturday 10.25.2014 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Fox Sports 1
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Maracanazinho Gymnasium
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Brian Stann
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Brian Stann
- Attendance: 11,415
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 180,000 | TV Ratings: 536,000 avg. viewers (FS1 prelims)
- MMA Bouts: 11
-
Promotion Links:
-
Event Links:
| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| José Aldo defeats Chad Mendes via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Phil Davis defeats Glover Teixeira via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Fábio Maldonado defeats Hans Stringer via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound | 4:06 Round 2 of 3, 9:06 Total Bout Page | |
| Darren Elkins defeats Lucas Martins via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Beneil Dariush defeats Diego Ferreira via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Neil Magny defeats William Macário via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound | 2:40 Round 3 of 3, 12:40 Total Bout Page | |
| Yan Cabral defeats Naoyuki Kotani via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 3:06 Round 2 of 3, 8:06 Total Bout Page | |
| Wilson Reis defeats Scott Jorgensen via Submission, Arm Triangle Choke | 3:28 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Andre Fili defeats Felipe Arantes via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Gilbert Burns defeats Christos Giagos via Submission, Armbar | 4:57 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Anthony Rocco Martin defeats Fabrício Camões via Submission, Kimura | 4:16 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page |
Responses
10.24.2014 | 2:42 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 495 Points | Tied for 301st
"Frig off, bud"
10.24.2014 | 2:46 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 0 Perfect, 265 Points | Tied for 1185th
"When a game cannot be won, change the game."
10.24.2014 | 10:11 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 495 Points | Tied for 301st
"Frig off, bud"
10.25.2014 | 2:37 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 530 Points | Tied for 148th
"Hay lohh you Mike, ay lov you Mike. Hyou say somesing like di fo me, and naw I say you ... I LOV YOU! See you som. Boy." -- Yoel Romero, UFC 205
10.25.2014 | 2:51 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 208th
Camila <3
"RIP Bill Burgess , RIP CthuluJones"
10.25.2014 | 2:57 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 307th
"Surrender??!! You think this letter on my head stands for France?" - Captain America
10.25.2014 | 5:04 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 530 Points | Tied for 148th
My guess is, they filmed a ****load of stuff and couldn't find anything really interesting to show about Aldo and Mendes in comparison to the gold Conor was feeding them.
Enough with the "fair/unfair" ****. You want the embedded to be all about you? Be interesting enough. The embedded is for the fans and after the fans have seen Aldo kick mitts for 25 seconds and Mendes ****** up for another, you still have 3.5-6 minutes to fill. Seriously, Mendes' segments only got interesting when Phil Davis stopped by and Aldo's when Teixeira started his little comedy routine.
I love Aldo as a fight and respect Chad as top notch, it's great having insight to how they prepare on fight week and what's going through their minds, but I think that they can each fill a quarter of an embedded episode with that.
"Hay lohh you Mike, ay lov you Mike. Hyou say somesing like di fo me, and naw I say you ... I LOV YOU! See you som. Boy." -- Yoel Romero, UFC 205
10.25.2014 | 12:51 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 0 Perfect, 265 Points | Tied for 1185th
From a sporting/meritocracy standpoint, you have an argument. From a promotional standpoint, you don't understand how businesses work.
McGregor is the biggest thing to happen to the UFC's FW division since its inception. He's also the biggest or one of the biggest things to happen in 2014.
Promoting him heavily now, along with his brilliant self-promotion, creates heat that only intensifies as he continues to work his way up the FW ladder until an eventual meeting with the champ, which will be the best-selling fight in FW history, bar none.
"When a game cannot be won, change the game."
10.25.2014 | 1:11 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 30th with 4 others
"I live, I die, I live again."
10.25.2014 | 1:14 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 480 Points | Tied for 363rd
10.25.2014 | 1:20 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 472nd
"I don't want to have to do this living. I just walk around. I want to be swept off my feet, you know? I want my children to have magical powers. I am prepared for amazing things to happen. I can handle it."
10.25.2014 | 1:48 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 0 Perfect, 265 Points | Tied for 1185th
"When a game cannot be won, change the game."
10.25.2014 | 1:50 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 588th
"I really feel like I'm the most dangerous guy out there" BJ Penn........... UFC on Fox 2 event winner :)
10.25.2014 | 2:23 PM ET
Predictions: 3 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 175 Points | Tied for 1277th
"It's easy to get an underdog correct, but by picking how that underdog wins now that's impressive! Give me that Upset"
10.25.2014 | 3:20 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 258th
less confident.
"Demons run when a good man goes to war."
10.25.2014 | 4:35 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 405 Points | Tied for 715th
Mendes has a wrestling base. In the first fight that was clearly what he was reliant on. But the thing is, if that knee didn't happen, if the fight lasted one more second, I could have seen Mendes begin to take over with his wrestling down the stretch. But now? He's starched a few guys he was supposed to starch on the feet, so now I expect him to be too confident in his hands. If this becomes primarily a kickboxing match, Aldo wins with little-to-know trouble.
Edgar is better than Mendes on the feet, and having rewatched the fight recently, it really wasn't very close. Aldo beat him up throughout. Edgar had a few moments, but they were few and far between. A lot of people like to **** on Aldo's cardio, but he arguably beat Frankie Edgar in round 5. Frankie Edgar. One of the most well conditioned fighters in the sport. At least Aldo has some decent 5 round experience. Having seen Mendes go 15 minutes multiple times, I'm not lead to believe that he will be fully conditioned in round 5 either.
* Edited at 10.25.2014, 4:48 PM ET *
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
10.25.2014 | 4:50 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 415 Points | Tied for 695th
"For no particular reason beat up everyone"
10.25.2014 | 5:09 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 30th with 4 others
"I live, I die, I live again."
10.25.2014 | 5:11 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 244th
"Grrr."