UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones returns to action on Saturday against bitter rival and former training partner Rashad Evans at UFC 145 in Atlanta, Georgia's Philips Arena.

The 24-year-old Jones is making his third title defense since beating Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and taking the title at UFC 128 last year. Jones defeated Quinton "Rampage" Jackson at UFC 135 and Lyoto Machida at UFC 140.

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Jones' former teammate Rashad Evans has been a thorn in his side since Jones accepted the title shot against Rua. Evans had been scheduled to fight Rua for the title at UFC 128, in fact he'd been waiting for Rua to recover from ACL surgery since UFC 114 but then Evans himself fell injured shortly before the fight.

Jones was notified of the opportunity to fight for the title in the Octagon at UFC 126 after he beat Ryan Bader. Shortly thereafter he expressed some willingness to face Rashad Evans should the UFC demand it and the feud was on.

Sherdog's Dave Mandel was allowed into a Jones' training session and took the pics you'll find after the jump...


SBN coverage of UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans

Photos by Dave Mandel for Sherdog. See the rest of the gallery.

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