WATCH UFC 232 THIS SATURDAY

J. Jones (left) and A. Gustafsson (right) will meet again in the main fight. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc

Ultimate ends 2018 with a flourish and some controversies, this Saturday (29). The UFC 232 stage will be 'The Forum', in Los Angeles (USA). Initially the event would take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but Jon Jones was caught with an anti-doping violation and the Nevada Athletic Commission vetoed his participation in the show in Nevada. Thus, the show was transferred to California.

Leaving the controversies aside, UFC 232 will feature two title fights and one of them will feature the UFC's first women's superfight.

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The main fight features the return of Jon Jones to the octagon after 15 months. 'Bones' will meet again Alexander Gustafson in contention for the light heavyweight title. The fighters faced each other at UFC 165 in September 2013 and the American emerged victorious in a tight judge's decision.

In the co-main event, the first women's superfight will feature two Brazilian champions. Chris Cyborg, featherweight champion, defends her reign against Amanda nunes, owner of the bantamweight belt. 'Leoa' has not been defeated since September 2014. Justino has remained undefeated since 2005 when he debuted in professional MMA.

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In addition to Amanda and Cyborg, Brazil will be represented by Douglas D'Silva on the preliminary card. He will face the Russian Petr yan by the bantamweights.

UFC 231 starts on Saturday at 21:30 pm (Brasília time) with the preliminary event. The main fights begin at 1am.

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To get you in the mood for UFC 232, we've prepared five reasons for you to watch the event.

The return of Jon Jones

J. Jones will return to fight after 15 months of suspension. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook UFC

Jon Jones will make his return to Ultimate after being suspended for 15 months by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). His last performance was in July 2017, when he knocked out Daniel Cormier and regained the belt, but his title was stripped after being caught in the exam with illegal substances.

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With one of the most impressive careers in MMA, Jones is a former UFC light heavyweight champion and has 23 professional fights and only one loss to Matt Hamill in 2009. Jon won the division title by winning Mauricio Shogun in March 2011. He made seven title defenses before facing Daniel Cormier.

After Jones beat Cormier for the first time, at UFC 182 in 2015, 'Bones' failed a drug test for cocaine use for the first time. In 2017, after beating Daniel for the second time, he was caught using the anabolic steroid turinabol. On both occasions, he was dethroned and the category title went to 'DC'.

Gustafsson's revenge

A. Gustafsson hasn't fought since May 2017. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @alethemauler

Alexander Gustafson surprised everyone by being the first fighter to face Jon Jones at UFC 165 in September 2013. 'Bones' won by unanimous decision and retained the division belt. Since then, the athletes' reunion has been awaited by sports fans.

After being defeated by Jones, Gustafsson had another chance to compete for the light heavyweight title against Daniel Cormier in October 2015 at UFC 192. However, 'Mauler' was defeated via split decision.

With Jones' return to the Octagon, Alexander will have a third chance to win the division's belt. Gustafsson is coming off victories over Jan Blachowicz e Glover Teixeira, but hasn't fought since May 2017. The Swede has a record of 22 fights, including 18 triumphs and four setbacks.

The invincible 'Cyborg'

C. Cyborg has been undefeated for 13 years. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram@criscyborg

Like her nickname, Cristiane Justino seems to have steel resistance and superhuman strength when compared to her rivals. In 13 years in professional MMA, the fighter from Paraná has only one defeat when she made her debut in the sport. She was submitted by Erica Paes at Showfight 2 in May 2005. Since then there have been 20 triumphs and stints at Strikeforce, Invicta until reaching the UFC.

Cyborg won the title by knocking out Tonya Evinger at UFC 214 in July 2017. The Brazilian made two title defenses against It's Kunitskaya, and Holly holm.

Cristiane will defend her third belt against Amanda nunes in the first female MMA superfight.

Amanda, a triumph to make MMA history

A. Nunes could be the first woman to hold two titles simultaneously. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc

Amanda nunes can go down in world MMA history if he overcomes Chris Cyborg in the co-main event of UFC 232. Bantamweight champion, the 'Lioness' can win the featherweight belt and join the select group of athletes with two simultaneous titles. Furthermore, she may be the first woman to accomplish this feat.

At 30 years old, Amanda has a professional record of 16 wins and four losses. The Bahian, who has won seven consecutive victories, won the bantamweight belt in 2016, at UFC 200, when she beat Miesha Tate. Afterwards, she even defeated Ronda Rousey, Valentina Shevchenko e Rachel Pennington.

The Brazilian on the preliminary card

D. D'Silva occupies 14th place in the bantamweight ranking. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook douglasdsilva

The confrontation between Douglas D'Silva e Petr yan was scheduled to take place in UFC Moscow, September 15th. However, an injury to his left foot removed the Brazilian from the event. Ultimate rescheduled the meeting between bantamweights for the last card of 2018.

Douglas D'Silva He has a record of 27 fights, with 25 triumphs and two setbacks. On 19 occasions he ended the duels with a knockout. The Brazilian is coming off a victory over Marlon Vera at UFC Belém in February. Currently, the fighter occupies 14th place in the bantamweight rankings.