A light-heavyweight title showdown between Jon Jones and Rampage Jackson has been confirmed for UFC 135 on September 24.
Main event for UFC 135 in Denver confirmed
A light-heavyweight title showdown between Jon Jones and Rampage Jackson has been confirmed for UFC 135 on September 24.
UFC president Dana White has announced that the two fighters have verbally agreed to the bout, which will be held at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
Jones and Jackson are coming off successes at UFC 128 and UFC 130, respectively, and after treating possible injuries both have been medically cleared to compete.
Breakout star Jones shocked the MMA world by defeating Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua to win the 205-pound belt in March.
Rampage held the championship from May 2007 until July 2008 and has put together back-to-back wins over Lyoto Machida and Matt Hamill to earn his long-awaited shot at regaining the crown.
Meanwhile, English fighter Rob Broughton has been added to the event, taking on undefeated American Travis Browne in a heavyweight contest.
Mark Hunt will return to the Octagon after his KO of the Night performance against Chris Tuchscherer in February to face Ben Rothwell at the event.
