Now that we've settled the global debate over whether or not Jon Jones can indeed beat Chael Sonnen in an MMA fight, we can resume watching Jones actually fighting established light heavyweight contenders. Alexander Gustafsson is the only man that stands in the way of Jones breaking the UFC record for most consecutive title defenses at 205 lbs.
Renan Barao is the interim bantamweight champ by name, but with Dominick Cruz's ongoing knee problems he might as well be the full bantamweight champion. He's fighting Eddie Wineland in the co-main event in his 2nd title defense. The two were supposed to headline UFC 161, but Barao broke his foot and had to pull out of the fight.
Pat Healy fights Khabib Nurmagomedov, Matt Mitrione fights Metamoris legend Brendan Schaub, and Costa Philippou takes on Francis Carmont to round out the main card.
UFC 165 is September 21st in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre, and here's the complete lineup:
Main Card
Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson
Renan Barao vs. Eddie Wineland
Matt Mitrione vs. Brendan Schaub
Pat Healy vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Francis Carmont vs. Constantinos Philippou
Preliminary Card
Myles Jury vs. Mike Ricci
Renee Forte vs. John Makdessi
Norifumi Yamamoto vs. Ivan Menjivar
Chris Clements vs. Stephen Thompson
Nandor Guelmino vs. Daniel Omielanczuk
Mitch Gagnon vs. Dustin Kimura
Mark Bocek vs. Michel Prazeres
Roland Delorme vs. Alex Caceres
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