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
