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View Full Version : Signal to Noise: UFC 179's best and worst



ironworks
10-27-2014, 10:35 PM
There was much to love about Saturday's UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2. The main event was one of the best fights of the year, perhaps even the best in the division's history. Gilbert Burns took another turn as a developing prospect. The fans in Rio de Janeiro were as amped for a UFC event as ever.

Yet, there was also quite a bit not to love. The card outside of the main event left a lot to be desired, there was an officiating snafu and respected fighters suffered perhaps career-altering losses.




It's time we look at the winners and the losers, the good and the bad, and the signal and the noise from Saturday's pay-per-view event.

ironworks
10-27-2014, 10:36 PM
All-Time Great Award: Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes 2 <br />
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There are any number of ways to heap praise on Saturday's main event. One angle I'd like to underscore is the narrative of the fight. MMA fights...