UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Fabio Maldonado is riding a four-fight winning streak as a light heavyweight in the UFC, but he won’t be able to get back in action anytime soon.
The Brazilian striker scored a second-round TKO victory over Hans Stringer at UFC 179 on Oct. 25, and he entered that bout with a knee injury.
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On the surface, Ian McCall’s coming flyweight battle against John Lineker is easily the most consequential fight on what’s an otherwise thin UFC Fight Night 58 card next Saturday. Itis a matchup between top-six rated rivals, together with the victor touchdown in the driver’s seat to get another title shot against 125-pound champ Demetrious Johnson.
Yet still the flyweights find themselves going down the only road they have ever known — taking a backseat to your light heavyweight co-chief event consisted of of Ovince St. Preux versus the unheralded Francimar Barroso, a 1-1 UFC fighter who last dropped a split decision to the man Fabio Maldonado botched through at UFC 179.
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Fabio Maldonado returned to the win line at UFC 179, plus it turned out to be a perfect night for the Brazilian brawler.
Maldonado, who ended Hans Stringer via TKO in the 2nd round at Maracanazinho gymnasium on Saturday night’s pay per view card, crushed an old beef with former teammate Anderson Silva.
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View Fabio Maldonado vs. Hans Stringer total fight video highlights from UFC 179’s primary card above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 took place October 25, 2014 at the Ginasio do Maracanazinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The consistently tough Fabio Maldonado (22-7) took on Dutch light heavyweight Hans Stringer (22-6-3) on the night’s major card, which aired live on pay per view. Catch the video highlights previously.
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Fabio Maldonado has shown over the years which he’ll take a punch, or two, or three, simply to get the best chance to provide a couple of his own.
Saturday night was no exception. The Brazilian light heavyweight patiently waited out Hans Stringer, subsequently turned it on in the 2nd round.
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Here Is the UFC 179 live blog for Fabio Maldonado vs. Hans Stringer, a light heavyweight fight at Saturday night’s UFC event at the Maracanazinho in Rio de Janeiro.Maldonado, who has won three of his previous five fights, will confront Stringer, who’s 1-0 in the UFC, on the primary card. Check out the UFC 179 live blog below.
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MMA Fighting has UFC 179 results for the Aldo vs. Mendes 2 fight card Oct. 25, plus live coverage from Rio de Janeiro, live blogs of all the fights, and live UFC 179 twitter updates. In the main event, UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo squares off against Chad Mendes. Glover Teixeira confronts Phil Davis in a light heavyweight confrontation in the co-main event. Check out the UFC 179 results below. Chief card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET)Jose Aldo vs. Chad MendesGlover Teixeira vs. Phil DavisFabio Maldonado vs. Hans StringerDarren Elkins vs. Lucas MartinsCarlos Diego Ferreira vs. Beneil DariushUndercard (FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET)William Macario vs. Neil MagnyYan Cabral vs. Naoyuki KotaniScott Jorgensen vs. Wilson ReisFelipe Arantes vs. Andre FiliUndercard (UFC Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET)Gilbert Burns vs. Christos GiagosFabricio Camoes vs. Tony Martin
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MMA Fighting gets the UFC 179 fight card for the Aldo vs. Mendes 2 event at the Maracanazinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.In the main event, Jose Aldo will defend his UFC featherweight title against Chad Mendes. Glover Teixeira squares off against Phil Davis in a light heavyweight match in the co-main event. Check out the UFc 179 results below. Chief card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET)Jose Aldo vs. Chad MendesGlover Teixeira vs. Phil DavisFabio Maldonado vs. Hans StringerDarren Elkins vs. Lucas MartinsCarlos Diego Ferreira vs. Beneil DariushUndercard (FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET)William Macario vs Neil MagnyYan Cabral vs. Naoyuki KotaniScott Jorgensen vs. Wilson ReisFelipe Arantes vs. Andre FiliUndercard (UFC Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET)Gilbert Burns vs. Christos GiagosFabricio Camoes vs. Tony Martin
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