Dana White plans rematch between Jones and Gustafsson at UFC 232

J. Jones (left) and A. Gustafsson (right) faced each other in 2013. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook ufc

Jon Jones e Alexander Gustafson they met for the first time at UFC 165 in September 2013, in Toronto (CAN). The fighters fought a great fight that was considered one of the best in history. The fight for the light heavyweight belt was decided with the help of the judges, the American emerged victorious and kept the category belt. With the return of 'Bones' after release from USADA, the organization's president plans a rematch between the arch-rivals at UFC 232, on December 29th in Las Vegas (USA).

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“It’s one of the biggest light heavyweight title fights in history and I hope the rematch is like that too!”, said White in an interview with the North American website of the ESPN channel.

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Dana White has not confirmed whether the match will feature a title fight. However, one possibility would be to put the interim light heavyweight belt on the line. Since the strap holder, Daniel Cormier intends to face Brock Lesnar at the beginning of 2019. The champion also expressed interest in retiring after his 40th birthday in March next year.

So far, the UFC 232 card is headlined by the superfight between the Brazilian women Chris Cyborg e Amanda nunes.

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