Jon Jones features this weekend at UFC 235 from Las Vegas, as he defends his light heavyweight title against Anthony Smith. When he returned to competition at the end of last year, Jones was unable to get a licence to fight in Nevada, however, he has now agreed terms with the state athletic commission and his first defence of the year is good to go! Many feel that, at his best, this contest against Smith should be a relatively straight forward affair, but nothing can be taken for granted in this sport, and Smith is the number one contender with knockout victories over Rashad Evens and Mauricio Rua, so does have a pedigree of his own.
The co-main event features a welterweight matchup between Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman, which is Woodley’s first defence of the year, following his previous four. Others on the card, notably Robbie Lawler and Ben Askren will be watching on with interest, after their own bout. Usman is currently undefeated in the Octagon and will be looking to move to the next level and claim the belt. Many had thought that Woodley would take on Colby Covington, who was the interim champion, however, UFC President Dana White announced Covington was no longer the holder of that title as he had turned down a fight due to a surgery
Rest of the fight card
Robbie Lawler vs. Ben Askren 170 lbs Welterweight
Tecia Torres vs. Weili Zhang 115 lbs Strawweight
Cody Garbrandt vs. Pedro Munhoz 135 lbs Bantamweight
Jeremy Stephens vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov 145 lbs Featherweight
Johnny Walker vs. Misha Cirkunov 205 lbs Light heavyweight
Alejandro Perez vs. Cody Stamann 135 lbs Bantamweight
Mickey Gall vs. Diego Sanchez 170 lbs Welterweight
Charles Byrd vs. Edmen Shahbazyan 185 lbs Middleweight
Macy Chiasson vs. Gina Mazany 135 lbs Bantamweight
Hannah Cifers vs. Polynna Viana 115 lbs Strawweight
