Jon Jones and Amanda Nunes both retained their titles at UFC 239. Jones took a decision over Thiago Santos in the main event and Nunes scored a first-round knockout of Holly Holm. Jorge Masvidal also made promotional history on July 6 by scoring a 5-second knockout over Ben Askren. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Prior to UFC 239, the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang break down the main event between Jon Jones and Thiago Santos for the light heavyweight title, the co-main championship tilt between Holly Holm and reigning bantamweight queen Amanda Nunes, and preview a feature bout between Ben Askren and Jorge Masvidal. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jon Jones retained the UFC light heavyweight title when he took a decision over Anthony Smith and the welterweight belt changed hands when Kamaru Usman defeated Tyron Woodley at UFC 235. Adam Hill and Heidi Fang recap the top three fights on the par-per-view card from the T-Mobile Arena.
Anthony Smith will challenge Jon Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title on Mar. 2 at the T-Mobile Arena. Ahead of the fight he tells RJ Ringside that he’s not allowing the “aura” of Jones affect him. (Heidi Fang / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UFC 235 opened with Jon Jones returning after his meeting at the Nevada Athletic commission, Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman arguing on stage and Ben Askren making his UFC debut.
Amanda Nunes defeats Cyborg in the women’s featherweight division and Jon Jones returns to UFC as the light heavyweight champion. Covering the Cage host Heidi Fang and Adam Hill recap the UFC 232 main and co main events.
Covering the Cage: Adam Hill recaps Jon Jones’ third-round knockout of Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 for the light-heavyweight title at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
