Alexander Gustafsson will take aim at the UFC light heavyweight title on Saturday when he meets Jon Jones in the UFC 165 main event. Jones will be looking to break Tito Ortiz’s record of five consecutive 205-pound title defenses. However, the dominant champion will be facing a new challenge in Gustafsson, one of the only light heavyweights with a reach comparable to that of the titleholder.
In addition to the light heavyweight championship bout, Renan Barao will attempt to defend his interim bantamweight title against Eddie Wineland. Should he beat Wineland at UFC 165, Barao will meet fellow champion Dominick Cruz or finally be named undisputed champion. Out of action for nearly two years, Cruz is likely to be stripped of his belt if he can’t fight the winner of the UFC 165 co-main event in early 2014.
At the conclusion of the fight card, several fighters will join UFC president Dana White for the post-fight press conference, which can be viewed live on the above video player.
Below is the full UFC 165 fight card.
UFC 165 Main Card
Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson
Renan Barao vs. Eddie Wineland
Brendan Schaub vs. Matt Mitrione
Costa Philippou vs. Francis Carmont
Pat Healy vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
UFC 165 Fox Sports 1 Prelims
Mike Ricci vs. Myles Jury
Ivan Menjivar vs. Wilson Reis
Chris Clements vs. Stephen Thompson
Mitch Gagnon vs. Dustin Kimura
UFC 165 Online Prelims
John Makdessi vs. Renee Forte
Michel Prazeres vs. Jesse Ronson
Roland Delorme vs. Alex Caceres
Nandor Guelmino vs. Daniel Omielanczuk
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