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Jon Jones to now fight Vitor Belfort with Machida turning down the bout
Jon Jones will not be facing Lyoto Machida at UFC 152 after all. Instead, Vitor Belfort will fight Jones for…
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Jon Jones will not be facing Lyoto Machida at UFC 152 after all.
Instead, Vitor Belfort will fight Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title on Sept. 22 in Toronto. UFC president Dana White confirmed the change with MMAFighting.com late Thursday night.
According to White, Machida turned down the title shot on Thursday. Belfort volunteered to fight Jones on one month’s notice and was granted the title shot by the promotion.
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