UFC 176: Aldo vs. Mendes II was a planned mixed martial arts event that was scheduled to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 2, 2014, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.[1]
| UFC 176: Aldo vs. Mendes II | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 176: Aldo vs. Mendes II | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 2, 2014 (cancelled) | |||
| Venue | Staples Center | |||
| City | Los Angeles, California | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe event was expected to be headlined by a UFC Featherweight Championship rematch between the former champion José Aldo and challenger Chad Mendes.[1] Their first fight at UFC 142 ended in a first round KO victory in favor of Aldo.[2] However, on July 2, Aldo pulled out of the fight due to an injury suffered in training.[3]
Subsequent to Aldo's injury, the event was cancelled on July 8, when the UFC announced they were unable to replace the original main event fight and with less than a month before the event, the decision was made to postpone the event – though the promotion said the numbering scheme for already scheduled pay-per-views after it will remain in consecutive order. The fights booked for this event were shifted to other upcoming cards.[4] Aldo and Mendes eventually fought at UFC 179.
This was the second time, following UFC 151 in August 2012, that the promotion was forced to cancel an event because of a lack of a high profile fight to fill a main event spot.[5]
Cancelled fight card
edit| Fight card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | vs. | Chad Mendes | [a] | |||
| Middleweight | Ronaldo Souza | vs. | Gegard Mousasi | [b] | |||
| Lightweight | Gray Maynard | vs. | Fabrício Camões | [c] | |||
| Women's Bantamweight | Bethe Correia | vs. | Shayna Baszler | [d] | |||
| Flyweight | Jussier Formiga | vs. | Zach Makovsky | [e] | |||
| Lightweight | James Vick | vs. | Valmir Lazaro | [f] | |||
| Middleweight | Lorenz Larkin | vs. | Derek Brunson | [g] | |||
| Lightweight | Bobby Green | vs. | Abel Trujillo | [h] | |||
| Lightweight | Tony Ferguson | vs. | Danny Castillo | [i] | |||
| Lightweight | Beneil Dariush | vs. | Anthony Rocco Martin | [j] | |||
| Welterweight | Alex Garcia | vs. | Matt Dwyer | ||||
- ^ Moved to UFC 179[6]
- ^ Moved to UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Mousasi[7]
- ^ Moved to UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. St. Preux. Ross Pearson replaced Drew Lorenc.[8][9]
- ^ Moved to UFC 177[10]
- ^ Moved to UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. St. Preux[11]
- ^ Moved to UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos[12]
- ^ Moved to UFC 177[13]
- ^ Moved to UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. St. Preux. Matchup eventually scrapped.[11][14][15]
- ^ Moved to UFC 177[13]
- ^ Moved to UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos[12]
Popular culture
editThe event was fictionalized in the 2012 film Here Comes the Boom. In the film it took place the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The main event in the film was Junior Dos Santos against Shane Carwin. The film's main character Scott Voss, played by Kevin James, fights fictional fighter Ken "The Executioner" Dietric, played by former UFC fighter Krzysztof Soszynski. UFC Hall of Famer Bas Rutten plays Voss's trainer Niko. The film also includes cameos from Joe Rogan, Mike Goldberg, Chael Sonnen, Brian Stann, Herb Dean, Wanderlei Silva, Jacob "Stitch" Duran, and Bruce Buffer all playing themselves.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Lance Pugmire (2014-05-04). "Jose Aldo to defend UFC featherweight title Aug. 2 at Staples Center". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ Staff (2012-01-15). "UFC 142 results: Champ Jose Aldo levels Chad Mendes with first-round knee, punches". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2014-06-02). "Jose Aldo injured, out of UFC 176". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- ^ Matt Erickson (2014-07-08). "UFC postpones UFC 176 pay-per-view set for Aug. 2 in Los Angeles". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ^ Chris Nelson (2014-07-08). "UFC 176 Canceled; Jose Aldo-Chad Mendes Title Bout to Be Rescheduled". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2014-07-27). "Aldo-Mendes 2 heads to Rio". UFC.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ Staff (2014-07-09). "Dana White says Gegard Mousasi vs. Jacare Souza will take place at UFC Fight Night 50". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- ^ Staff (2014-07-09). "Fabricio Camoes vs. Gray Maynard shifts to UFC Fight Night 47 in Maine". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- ^ Staff (2014-08-04). "Gray Maynard Replaces Abel Trujillo, Faces Ross Pearson at Aug. 16 UFC Fight Night". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ Matt Erickson (2014-07-08). "Shayna Baszler vs. Bethe Correia moves from UFC 176 to UFC 177 in Sacramento". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ^ a b Erickson, Matt (2014-07-08). "After UFC 176 cancellation, Green-Trujillo, Formiga-Makovsky move to UFC Fight Night 47". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ^ a b Staff (2014-07-09). "Beniel Dariush-Tony Martin, Walmir Lazaro-James Vick rebooked for UFC Fight Night 49 in Tulsa". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- ^ a b Staff (2014-07-09). "Danny Castillo-Tony Ferguson, Derek Brunson-Lorenz Larkin moved to UFC 177". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- ^ Marc Raimondi (2014-07-11). "Michael Johnson off FOX card; Bobby Green steps in to face Josh Thomson". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ^ Staff (2014-08-04). "Gray Maynard Replaces Abel Trujillo, Faces Ross Pearson at Aug. 16 UFC Fight Night". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ "UFC 176: Aldo vs. Mendes 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2014-05-05.