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Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes are set to clash for the second time for the featherweight title at UFC 179 on October 25th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
They were originally set to fight in the main event of UFC 176, but Aldo pulled out last minute due to injury resulting in the event being cancelled. That would've taken place on August 2nd.
Dana White announced the rescheduling of the fight at the post-fight press conference of UFC on FOX 12 earlier this evening.
Jose Aldo last defended his title against Ricardo Lamas in the co-main event of UFC 169 last February. Chad Mendes last fought in December of 2013 when be defeated Nik Lentz via decision.
Aldo and Mendes fought at UFC 142 in January of 2012. Aldo defeated Mendes in a first-round TKO. Since then, Mendes has won five straight and is currently the #1 contender in the featherweight division. He has only suffered one professional career loss, which was to Aldo.
No other bouts have been scheduled for this event at this time.
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