UFC 135 is looking pretty stacked so far. The event, which takes place on September 27th 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 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 returning for the first time since he was finished in 21 seconds by
B.J. Penn to take on
Diego "The Dream" Sanchez.
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.
Diego Sanchez (25-4)
Nate Diaz (13-7) vs.
Takanori Gomi (32-7, 1 NC)
Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto (18-4, 1 NC) vs.
Damacio Page (12-6)
Mark Hunt (6-7) vs.
Ben Rothwell (31-7)
Aaron Riley (30-12-1) vs.
Tony Ferguson (11-2)
Rob Broughton (15-5-1) vs.
Travis Browne (11-0-1)
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