UFC 135 is less than one week away. The event, which takes place on September 24th in Denver, CO, features current UFC champions, former UFC and Pride champions, Ultimate Fighter winners, K-1 Grand Prix winners, and more. The main event sees Jon "Bones" Jones attempt to defend his belt for the first time against former champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Jones won the title by finishing Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at UFC 128, while Jackson has has gone 4-1 since losing his title to Forrest Griffin at UFC 86. The co-main event will feature former UFC welterweight champion and UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes taking on late replacement Josh Koscheck. Here's the card rundown (you can catch the undercard after the jump):
Sept 24th, live on Pay-Per-View from Denver, Colorado:
Main card:
Jon Jones (13-1) vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (32-8) [LHW Title]
Matt Hughes (45-8) vs. Josh Koscheck (15-5)
Rob Broughton (15-5-1) vs. Travis Browne (11-0-1)
Nate Diaz (13-7) vs. Takanori Gomi (32-7, 1 NC)
Mark Hunt (6-7) vs. Ben Rothwell (31-7)
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Spike TV card:Sept 24th, live on Pay-Per-View from Denver, Colorado:
Main card:
Jon Jones (13-1) vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (32-8) [LHW Title]
Matt Hughes (45-8) vs. Josh Koscheck (15-5)
Rob Broughton (15-5-1) vs. Travis Browne (11-0-1)
Nate Diaz (13-7) vs. Takanori Gomi (32-7, 1 NC)
Mark Hunt (6-7) vs. Ben Rothwell (31-7)
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Aaron Riley (30-12-1) vs. Tony Ferguson (11-2)
Tim Boetsch (13-4) vs. Nick Ring (12-0)
Preliminary card:
Ricardo Romero (11-2) vs. James Te Huna (12-5)
Cole Escovedo (17-7) vs. Takeya Mizugaki (14-6-2)
Junior Assuncao (12-4) vs. Eddie Yagin (15-4-1)