Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones faces off against Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of UFC 232 at The Forum in Inglewood, California on Saturday, December 29 to close out a busy year for the mixed martial arts promotion on pay-per-view for the vacant 205-pound title.
Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson met at UFC 165 and put on a fight for the ages, as reported by ESPN as they battled for five breathless rounds in Toronto at UFC 165. By the time they were lined up for the judges’ scores, nobody was 100% sure of the winner. Eventually, it was Jones who took the unanimous decision as he retained his UFC light-heavyweight world title. But even though he held on to his title, there was no doubt that Gustafsson pushed him harder than any fighter before.
If that wasn’t enough to get you excited, the co-main event features a champion vs. champion match.
The two most dominant female mixed martial artists in the world, Cris Cyborg and Amanda Nunes, are set to square off in the co-main event for Cyborg’s UFC women’s featherweight championship.
Other bouts at UFC 232 — which takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas — include Carlos Condit vs. Michael Chiesa, Cat Zingano vs. Megan Anderson, BJ Penn vs. Ryan Hall, and Andrei Arlovski vs. Walt Harris. The preliminary card will air on UFC Fight Pass and FOX Sports 1.
Ahead of the highly-anticipated pay-per-view event, UFC commentators John Gooden and Dan Hardy took the time to provide a tactical analysis of the contest with the tale of the tape and by taking an in-depth look at the highlights and careers of both fighters.
You can check out the full breakdown from “UFC 232: Inside the Octagon” below.
UFC 232: Inside the Octagon– Full Episode
Host John Gooden and UFC analyst and Dan Hardy take us Inside the Octagon UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2 before the rematch next Saturday, December 29 only on Pay-Per-View.
UFC 232 Viewing Information & Details
Event: UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
Date: Saturday, December 29, 2018
Location: Inglewood, California
Venue: The Forum
Main Card Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: UFC Fight Pass, FOX Sports 1, Pay-per-view
UFC 232 Fight Card
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | |||||||
Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | vs. | Alexander Gustafsson | ||||
Women’s Featherweight | Cris Cyborg (c) | vs. | Amanda Nunes | ||||
Welterweight | Carlos Condit | vs. | Michael Chiesa | ||||
Light Heavyweight | Ilir Latifi | vs. | Corey Anderson | ||||
Featherweight | Chad Mendes | vs. | Alexander Volkanovski | ||||
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski | vs. | Walt Harris | ||||
Women’s Featherweight | Cat Zingano | vs. | Megan Anderson | ||||
Bantamweight | Douglas Silva de Andrade | vs. | Petr Yan | ||||
Lightweight | B.J. Penn | vs. | Ryan Hall | ||||
Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Bantamweight | Andre Ewell | vs. | Nathaniel Wood | ||||
Middleweight | Uriah Hall | vs. | Bevon Lewis | ||||
Welterweight | Curtis Millender | vs. | Siyar Bahadurzada | ||||
Bantamweight | Brian Kelleher | vs. | Montel Jackson |