Jon Jones Vs. Anthony Smith Targeted For UFC 235

Jon Jones is set to defend his light heavyweight title against Anthony Smith at UFC 235. Contingent upon a license from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). The news broke late last night at UFC President Dana White confirmed the news with TMZ. As it stands now the promotions plan is to book Jones’ first […]

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Jon Jones is set to defend his light heavyweight title against Anthony Smith at UFC 235. Contingent upon a license from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).

The news broke late last night at UFC President Dana White confirmed the news with TMZ. As it stands now the promotions plan is to book Jones’ first title defense against Smith at the March 2 PPV at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Multiple news outlets including LowkickMMA confirmed with Smith that he has indeed signed a bout agreement to fight Jones. The champions camp were not immediately reachable for comment (per MMAjunkie).

This fight is of course contingent on Jones appearing before the NSAC to address his latest “atypical” drug test result that sent UFC 232 from Nevada to Califonia.

Since moving up to light heavyweight Smith has rolled off three straight wins, all finishes. He and Jones engaged in some on-air chatter after Jones reclaimed his 205-pound title at UFC 235. This fight comes as a bit of a surprise for Smith as he had previously stated he believed Jones was going to angle for a bigger money fight.

Jones had been hinting of a quick turn around fight on social media. For Jones a quick start to 2019 is much appracited. Since 2015, the champ has only two offcial decsions in the Octagon.

For now anyway it looks as though a third fght with heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is on hold.

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Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith in the Works as UFC 235 Main Event

Jon Jones is wasting no time getting back to work as the newly minted light heavyweight champion is expected to defend his title at UFC 235 against surging contender Anthony Smith. UFC president Dana White confirmed the news when speaking to TMZ on Sat…

Jon Jones is wasting no time getting back to work as the newly minted light heavyweight champion is expected to defend his title at UFC 235 against surging contender Anthony Smith. UFC president Dana White confirmed the news when speaking to TMZ on Saturday with additional anonymous sources close to the situation confirming that verbal […]

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OSP Set To Return At UFC 235

A tremendous match-up has just been announced by the UFC for UFC 235. The pay-per-view (PPV) goes down from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 2, 2019. UFC’s official Twitter account announced that Ovince Saint Preux will return to …

A tremendous match-up has just been announced by the UFC for UFC 235. The pay-per-view (PPV) goes down from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 2, 2019. UFC’s official Twitter account announced that Ovince Saint Preux will return to face Misha Cirkunov: “LHW contenders collide at #UFC235! @003_OSP battles @MishaC911!” LHW contenders […]

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Cody Garbrandt Reportedly Targeting UFC Return Next Spring

It looks like Cody Garbrandt is almost ready to make his return to the Octagon. According to MMAjunkie’s Mike Bohn, Garbrandt’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, said that “No Love” is looking at a getting back into the cage at UFC 235. Garbrandt’s targeted opponent is named to be Pedro Munhoz: Garbrandt has had a tough time […]

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It looks like Cody Garbrandt is almost ready to make his return to the Octagon.

According to MMAjunkie’s Mike Bohn, Garbrandt’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, said that “No Love” is looking at a getting back into the cage at UFC 235. Garbrandt’s targeted opponent is named to be Pedro Munhoz:

Garbrandt has had a tough time inside the Octagon as of late.

After starting his career undefeated, the Team Alpha Male product defeated Dominick Cruz at UFC 207 back in 2016 to capture the 135-pound title. In his first title defense, Garbrandt faced former teammate-turned bitter rival TJ Dillashaw. They first met at UFC 217 in November of 2017.

Dillashaw was able to finish Garbrandt in the second round via knockout. They rematched nearly a year later in the main event of UFC 227. However, the result was an even quicker defeat for Garbrandt, who was finished in the first round via knockout this past August. Since the defeat, Garbrandt has been laying low and enjoying the birth of his first child.

After a few months away from competition, however, it sounds like he’s ready to get back to work. Garbrandt’s reported targeted opponent, Munhoz, has done well for himself recently. He is currently on a two-fight win streak, with his most recent win coming by way of first-round knockout over Bryan Caraway.

The potential match-up seems like a good fit for both men, and if the fight is booked for UFC 235, it gives them each plenty of time to prepare. UFC 235 goes down from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 2, 2019.

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Holly Holm vs. Aspen Ladd Announced for UFC 235

UFC 235 has added a major women’s bantamweight bout, with Holly Holm returning to action to give Aspen Ladd the stiffest test of her young career. The UFC officially announced the bout on Thursday. Sources close to MMA News have disclosed that the bout…

UFC 235 has added a major women’s bantamweight bout, with Holly Holm returning to action to give Aspen Ladd the stiffest test of her young career. The UFC officially announced the bout on Thursday. Sources close to MMA News have disclosed that the bout is still unsigned, but Aspen Ladd wasted no time in sharing […]

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Jeremy Stephens vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov Targeted for UFC 235

Zabit Magomedsharipov is reportedly moving on from a Yair Rodriguez fight, at least for the time being. Instead, he will reportedly be taking on a much higher ranked opponent at UFC 235 in Las Vegas Nevada in Jeremy Stephens (#6), who is currently rank…

Zabit Magomedsharipov is reportedly moving on from a Yair Rodriguez fight, at least for the time being. Instead, he will reportedly be taking on a much higher ranked opponent at UFC 235 in Las Vegas Nevada in Jeremy Stephens (#6), who is currently ranked six spots higher than Rodirguez (#12). Sources close to MMA News […]

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