Det har nu blivit officiellt när Alexander Gustafsson kommer att utmana Jon Jones på nytt.
UFC släppte nu på morgonen den stora nyheten att returmatchen kommer att ske den 27 september i Air Canada Centre i Toronto, Ontario, Kanada. Exakt samma arena där den historiska matchen mellan Gustafsson och Jones ägde rum 21 september förra året.
Jon Jones som precis kommit hem från en resa i sydamerika berättar att det aldrig var något problem med kontraktet.
”There was never an issue with a contract” säger Jones. ”I was traveling and finally got to Vegas and got to talk with Dana and Lorenzo. We talked and September 27th, I’ll be fighting Gustafsson,”
”I think Cormier is the tougher fighter, but the fans want to see me fight Gustafsson. There was never an issue with taking the Gustafsson fight. The issue was that my brother is getting married in July and I would have preferred a later date. I didn’t want to go this early and i would have preferred to go later in October or November. It is what it is. We have a date now, Sept 27th. This was a personal decision for me. I will be at my brother’s wedding and have a proper training camp.”
Dana White håller med om att det här är matchen fansen vill se men han nämner även vilken stor match Jon Jones mot Daniel Cormier kommer att bli om Jones vinner mot Gustafsson.
”Obviously Jon is right, this if the fight the fans want to see. The great thing about this is, we get Jones vs Gustafsson, and if Jones beats Gustafsson, we get Jones vs Cormier. Two great fights in the light heavyweight division with three of the baddest guys in the world: the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world and champion Jon Jones, and the number one and two contenders.”
UFC 178 går av stapeln den 27 september i Air Canada Centre i Toronto, Ontario, Kanada.
