Tonight at 10:00 p.m. ET, Jon "Bones" Jones, the top fighter in UFC will defend his light heavyweight title against Glover Teixeira in Baltimore at UFC 172, which can be seen on pay-per-view or live streamed by clicking this link.
Jones (19-1-0) is making his seventh defense of the UFC light heavyweight belt, and after seeming mostly invincible for much of his run, Alexander Gustafsson gave him hell at UFC 165. Tonight's opponent, Teixeira (22-2-0), does not fight a similar style as Gustafsson but packs one of the most powerful punches in the sport.
That said, Jones is still hounded by doubts about whether he truly won at UFC 165. That should be amended-hounded by everyone else besides himself.
"I looked at it and said, 'I won. I won Rounds 2, 4 and 5. I won.' I made up my mind right then and there, 'Why would I give someone a rematch I just beat?' That doesn't benefit me at all. Yes, it was my closest match, but I won.
"If I honestly felt I had lost, there would be no question [about a rematch]. I wouldn't even want the belt. I would have made it publicly known that I didn't want the belt. But I won."
Teixeira has won 64 percent of his fights by knockout, and fights very aggressively with a takedown percentage upward of 64 percent. Jones is one of the most supremely skilled fighters alive, however, successfully defending 95 percent of takedowns attempted against him.
Jones is less active, but more accurate. He has landed three less strikes per minute compared to Glover, but connects at a higher rate. He's also won fewer bouts via knockout, but has Teixeira beat in terms of submission wins.
The rest of the PPV card is as follows:
Phil Davis vs. Anthony Johnson
Luke Rockhold vs. Tim Boetsch
Jim Miller vs. Yancy Medeiros
Max Holloway vs. Andre Fili
Prior to those great fights, the prelims can be seen on Fox Sports 1, or live streamed here for free at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Joseph Benavidez vs. Jim Elliot
Takanori Gomi vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg
Jessamyn Duke vs. Beth Correia
Danny Castillo vs. Charlie Brenneman
Fans can also catch the Early Prelim on UFC's Fight Pass at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Chris Beal vs. Patrick Williams
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