Ahead of UFC 235 where UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones will defend his title against Anthony Smith, the UFC is offering fans a chance to relieve the fight which earned Jones the title.

At UFC 232 in December former champion Jones returned from a 12-month PED suspension, this was his shot at redemption, a chance to regain the title he never lost, in a matchup against the man who gave him the toughest fight of his career to date, Alexander Gustaffson. The two headlined the event for the now vacant UFC Light-Heavyweight Title, and Jones fans would not be disappointed.

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It was announced yesterday that SBG Ireland‘s Artem Lobov will be taking on Alex Caceres at UFC 223.

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UFC 223 is set to be headlined by Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title.

With the news just released that his teammate will be fighting on the card, many believe that Conor McGregor will be ringside throughout the event, including the title match.

Is this just coincidence or do the UFC have something planned for after the main event concludes?

Lobov will be looking to get back into the wins column after losing his last two contests, while Caceres has lost three of his last four and will also be looking to return to winning ways.

UFC 223 takes place inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on April 7.

It looks like Dana White has got what he wanted. Daniel Cormier will face Stipe Miocic in a super fight for the UFC heavyweight championship.

The two champions will coach on the next series of the ultimate fighter and then face off for Miocic’s heavyweight crown. Cormier is no stranger to fighting at heavyweight after having 13 victories and no defeats, facing some serious competition during his time as a heavyweight such as Roy Nelson, Frank Mir and Josh Barnett and even winning the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix in 2012 as well as holding the KOTC and XMMA heavyweight championship.

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The two will coach TUF 27 which will feature an array of talent as it will feature undefeated featherweight and lightweight prospects with the two coaches squaring off at UFC 226 on July 7th.  UFC 226 could also feature two more champion vs champion bouts as Cris Cyborg and Amanda Nunes is rumoured to be in the works for international fight week, as well as Demetrious Johnson vs TJ Dillashaw.   These other two bouts may not be confirmed as of yet but rumours are spreading rapidly.  If the UFC does manage to pull this off and get three champion vs champion fights on one card it will surely be the biggest PPV in the companies 25-year history.

Who do you think will take home the gold? Can Cormier dethrone Miocic? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

UFC flyweight challenger Ray Borg has withdrawn from his title bout with Demetrious Johnson at UFC 215 this weekend due to illness.  Johnson turned down the opportunity to defend his title against former bantamweight champion, TJ Dillashaw, as Johnson wanted to see Dillashaw fight somebody else in the flyweight division to prove he can make the 125lb weight limit as he has never fought at 125lb before. Johnson then chose to defend his flyweight crown against the number one contender, Ray Borg.

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Mighty Mouse was attempting to break Anderson Silva’s record for the most consecutive title defences in UFC history as they are currently tied at 10 defences each but will now have to wait before he can attempt to break the record. The UFC has released a statement claiming Borg “was deemed unfit to compete by the UFC medical team.”

The UFC 215 card this weekend will now be headlined by the women’s bantamweight title bout between the challenger, Valentina Shevchenko and the champion, Amanda Nunes after already being cancelled at UFC 213 after Nunes fell ill and withdrew the day before the fight.

There has been no official word but it is rumoured the UFC are trying to rebook the Johnson–Borg flyweight title fight at UFC 216 in October which will be headlined by the interim lightweight title fight between Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee.

Should Mighty Mouse take on a late replacement if the UFC can find him one? Or should he wait and fight Ray Borg at UFC 216? Let us know what you think in the comments below.