MMANews.com will again set the standards for live results coverage of a UFC pay-per-view event as we present free, round-by-round detailed results of tonight’s UFC 179 event from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
We will begin with the UFC Fight Pass preliminary bouts at approximately 7pm EST., move right into the FOX Sports 1 preliminary bouts at around 8pm EST. and take you straight through the pay-per-view portion of the card, which is scheduled to begin at 10pm EST.
Below is the lineup for tonight’s show, which features an anticipated rematch between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes for the UFC Featherweight Championship.
UPDATE: Alright, folks! UFC 179 is officially underway. As always, we will do simple, quick-match results coverage of the preliminary bouts on the card. Once the actual pay-per-view portion of the show begins at 10pm EST., we will switch to detailed, round-by-round results coverage of each fight, and we’ll take the Pepsi-Challenge in regards to being faster and more detailed with our updates than any other MMA website on the internet! When the UFC 179 pay-per-view itself begins, this is where you want to be tonight — trust me!
UFC Fight Pass Preliminary Fights:
– Tony Martin def. Fabricio Camoes via submission (Kimura) at 4:16 of round 1.
– Gilbert Burns def. Christos Giagos via submission (armbar) at 4:57 of round 1.
FOX Sports 1 Preliminary Fights:
– Andre Fili def. Felipe Arantes via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) after 3 rounds.
– Wilson Reis def. Scott Jorgensen via submission (arm triangle) at 3:28 of round 1.
– Yan Cabral def. Naoyuki Kotani via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:06 of round 2.
– Neil Magny def. William Macario via TKO (strikes) at 2:40 of round 3.
Alright gang, it’s time to switch things up. From here on out, we will be providing very detailed, round-by-round coverage of the rest of the show.
Click ahead to page two for our free, detailed, live results coverage of all of the UFC 179 pay-per-view fights …
