UFC legend Jon Jones – who is eligible to fight in Nevada, this time around – will return to the octagon Saturday night in Las Vegas to put his light heavyweight championship on the line. Jones is a massive favorite to beat contender Anthony Smith, the main event of a loaded card that also features Tyron Woodley, Cody Garbrandt and the UFC debut of Ben Askren.
The UFC 235 main card will begin on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET Saturday. You can order the show, which costs $64.99 for HD or $54.99 for standard definition, from UFC.tv, Amazon Prime PPV, or your cable or satellite provider (see a list here). If you don’t pay for the show, there will still be a few free fights to watch on ESPN beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET.
UFC 235 will begin at 10:00 p.m. ET on pay-per-view.
With a five-round championship bout on the card preceding the main event, it’s likely that Jones vs. Smith doesn’t begin until around 12:15-12:30 a.m. ET.
There are a total of five fights on the main card. Here is the pay-per-view card for UFC 235:
- Bantamweight: Cody Garbrandt (11-2) vs. Pedro Munhoz (17-3, 1 NC)
- Strawweight: Tecia Torres (10-3) vs. Weili Zhang (18-1)
- Welterweight: Robbie Lawler (28-12, 1 NC) vs. Ben Askren (18-0, 1 NC)
- Welterweight championship: Tyron Woodley 19-3-1 vs. Kamaru Usman (14-1)
- Light heavyweight championship: Jon Jones (23-1, 1 NC) vs. Anthony Smith (31-13)
Preliminary fights will begin on ESPN at 8:00 p.m. ET. Early prelims will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET on Fight Pass.
Betting favorites (odds via PointsBet):
Cody Garbrandt (-182) vs. Pedro Munhoz (+144)
Tecia Torres (+125) vs. Weili Zhang (-154)
Robbie Lawler (+215) vs. Ben Askren (-278)
Tyron Woodley (-176) vs. Kamaru Usman (+140)
Jon Jones (-910) vs. Anthony Smith (+550)
