Jones vs. Johnson targeted for UFC 187 in May
Jon Jones is the current UFC light heavyweight champion and Anthony Johnson is the clear cut number one contender. They will fight next, but when?
Jon Jones is the current UFC light heavyweight champion and Anthony Johnson is the clear cut number one contender. They will fight next, but when?
After defending his title only once last year, Jon Jones could be looking at a busy 2015 campaign. UFC President Dana White announced on Wednesday that a date is already in the works for Jones’ upcoming light heavyweight title defense against Anthony Johnson.
“We’re looking to do that fight in May,” White said on The Jim Rome Show. “I don’t have the exact date, but May.”
Considering the overwhelming success of Jones’ last fight, a Jan. 3 grudge match against Daniel Cormier which Jones won handily, it’s likely that Jones vs. Johnson will take place on pay-per-view, in which case a May 23 date on Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas, NV, is all too probable.
Big fights are generally reserved for the UFC’s Memorial Day weekend slot, and Jones vs. Johnson is nothing if not big.