LAS VEGAS – MMAjunkie is on the scene for UFC 235, and lead staff reporter John Morgan has you covered with reaction to Thursday’s open workouts.
In the main event, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (23-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) puts his title on the line against challenger Anthony Smith (31-13 MMA, 7-3 UFC), who is a massive underdog against the pound-for-pound great.
In the co-feature, welterweight champ Tyron Woodley (19-3-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) defends his title against Kamaru Usman (14-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC), who is unbeaten in the UFC. The oddsmakers have that one a much closer fight than the headliner – Woodley is just a slight favorite to retain his title.
Also on the card, former welterweight titleholder Robbie Lawler (28-12 MMA, 13-6 UFC) returns to take on ex-Bellator and ONE Championship champ Ben Askren (18-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who is making his highly anticipated UFC debut.
Morgan runs down the top narratives to come out of Thursday’s fighter workouts for the fans and interviews with the media in Las Vegas in this edition of “Inside Access,” which you can watch in the video above.
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