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FERREIRA STEPS IN AT UFC 179

By David Tees on 9/30/2014 8:49 AM

Following the injury to Alan Patrick, Carlos Diego Ferreira has agreed to step in on short notice to fight Beneil Dariush at UFC 179. Ferreira is currently undefeated in UFC competition, with his last win coming over Ramsey Nijem by TKO at UFC 177. Dariush has won two of three fights under the UFC banner, most notably defeating Charlie Brenneman at UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou. UFC 179 takes place on October 25th from the Maracanazinho Gymnasium in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil with Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes headlining.