Jon Jones listed as huge UFC 235 betting favorite over Anthony Smith

UFC 235 live :  Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith, and the UFC light heavyweight champion is a huge favorite as expected.

Contingent upon Jones receiving a license to fight from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, he will defend his title against Smith in the UFC 235 headliner.

BestFightingOdds.com has released odds for the bout, with Jones opening up as a -500 favorite against +350 for Smith. In less than 24 hours, the line has since shifted to -600 for Jones, with Smith coming back at +400. That means you’d need to bet $600 on Jones just to win $100; a $100 bet on Smith, meanwhile, would net $400.UFC 235 takes place March 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

Jones (23-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) became light heavyweight champion for the third time last month with a TKO win over Alexander Gustafsson in their rematch at UFC 232. Smith (31-13 MMA, 7-2 UFC), who fought the first 41 fights of his career at middleweight, is 3-0 since moving up to 205 pounds last year, with wins over ex-champions Rashad Evans and “Shogun” Rua, as well as submitting ex-title challenger Volkan Oezdemir in his most recent bout. UFC 235 live streaming

Holly Holm says Cris Cyborg deserves rematch, but would love Amanda Nunes after UFC 235

Holly Holm says Cris Cyborg deserves rematch, but would love Amanda Nunes after UFC 235 

Holly Holm is firmly focused on her UFC 235 matchup with Aspen Ladd, but she does admit to holding interest in a fight with double-champ Amanda Nunes.

Holm (12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC), the former UFC women’s bantamweight titleholder, meets Ladd (7-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in a key 135-pound matchup at UFC 235 in March. It marks her return to the weight class after a two-fight stint at featherweight, but the landscape of both divisions is now different with Nunes (17-4 MMA, 10-1 UFC) holding both titles.

If Holm has been consistent with one ideology throughout her fighting career, it’s that she can’t look past the fight in front of her. That hasn’t changed ahead of UFC 235, even with all that’s at stake. Holm vs Ladd live

Charles Byrd vs. Edmen Shahbazyan joins UFC 235 as 14th fight

The Las Vegas Review-Journal today reported that Shahbazyan (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is set to face Charles Byrd (10-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC), who’s also a veteran of Dana White’s Contender Series.

UFC 235 takes place March 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event’s main card airs live on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN+

UFC 235 live stream  is headlined by a welterweight title fight between champ Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman.

Jon Jones’ next fight will be against Anthony Smith at UFC 235.

UFC President Dana White late Saturday night confirmed with TMZthe promotion’s plan to book the light heavyweight title fight for March 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. MMAjunkie subsequently confirmed with Smith (31-13 MMA, 7-3 UFC) that he has signed a bout agreement for the fight. Jones (23-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) and his reps were not immediately reachable for comment.

“He’s the best goddamn guy to ever fight, and regardless of what we say about him, I don’t think PEDs change that,” Smith said. “I think he’s the best fighter we’ve ever seen, regardless.”

The latest UFC 235 lineup now includes:

• Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith – for light heavyweight title
• Tyron Woodley vs Kamaru Usman – for welterweight title
• Ben Askren vs. Robbie Lawler
• Holly Holm vs Aspen Ladd
• Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Jeremy Stephens
• Tecia Torres vs. Weili Zhang
• Mickey Gall vs. Diego Sanchez
• Macy Chiasson vs. Gina Mazany
• Misha Cirkunov vs. Ovince Saint Preux

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