The UFC Light Heavyweight Title is going to be defended in the main event of UFC 239 according to as Jon Jones defends the gold against #3 Thiago Santos. Additionally, a UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title bout will co-headline the card as Amanda Nunes puts the strap on the line against #2 Holly Holm.
Jones (24-1-0-1NC) is going to be making the second defense on his latest championship reign, l𓆏ast defending it against Anthony Smith at UFC 235. Jones is going to be headlining his fourteenth straight UFC pay-per-view an𝔍d it has been over eight years since the fighter didn’t headline a card.
Santos (21-6) has been undefeated since moving to the light heavyweight division, last defeati🐠ng Jan Blachowicz at UFC Fꦉight Night Prague. Santos has competed at both middleweight and light heavyweight in the UFC, holding an overal𓄧l record of 13-5-0 in ꦓthe promotion.
Nunes (17-4-0) is making the fourth defense of her championship, last def♊ending it against Raquel Pennington at UFC 224. Nunes is also the current UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion, defeating Cyborg to win the gold at UFC 232.
Holm (12-4-0) has won just two of her last six under the UFC banner, with those wins coming over the duo of Bethe Correia and Megan Anderson. Holm is a former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion, defeating Ronda Rousey to win the gold at UFC 193.
UFC 239 takes place on Saturday, July 6 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with Jon Jones and Thiago Santos headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, with a post-show podcast to follow🅷.
