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UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 24, 2011 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.
Official fight card
Main Card
Light Heavyweight Championship bout: United States Jon Jones (c) vs. United States Quinton Jackson
Welterweight bout: United States Matt Hughes vs. United States Josh Koscheck
Lightweight bout: United States Nate Diaz vs. Japan Takanori Gomi
Heavyweight bout: United States Travis Browne vs. England Rob Broughton
Heavyweight bout: United States Ben Rothwell vs. New Zealand Mark Hunt
Preliminary Card (Spike TV)
Lightweight bout: United States Tony Ferguson vs. United States Aaron Riley
Middleweight bout: Canada Nick Ring vs. United States Tim Boetsch
Preliminary Card
Featherweight bout: Brazil Junior Assunção vs. United States Eddie Yagin
Bantamweight bout: Japan Takeya Mizugaki vs. United States Cole Escovedo
Light Heavyweight bout: New Zealand James Te Huna vs. United States Ricardo Romero
Background
The Ultimate Fighting Championship had its first ever event in Denver nearly 20 years prior to UFC 135, but the promotion has not operated a pay-per-view event in the Mile High City since The Ultimate Ultimate in 1995. Zuffa, the UFC’s parent company, was not the owner back then. UFC president Dana White, in an interview with MMAWeekly.com, says that the company has long been on a course to return to Denver, but they wanted to do it the right way. “We knew that we wanted to bring a big exciting card back to Denver, and we finally go it done.”
Jon Jones was expected to make his first title defense on August 6, 2011 at UFC 133 against Rashad Evans, but Jones was sidelined with a hand injury. It was initially announced that the hand injury would require surgery, but Jones opted for rest and rehabilitation without surgery after further consultations with doctors. Jones' injury was originally thought to keep him out of action until late 2011, but instead, he is set to make his first title defense against Quinton Jackson at this event.
UFC 135 will feature two preliminary fights live on Spike TV.
Manvel Gamburyan was scheduled to face Diego Nunes. However, on August 15, it was announced Gamburyan had to pull out of the bout due to a shoulder injury. Then, on August 29, Nunes confirmed his own exit from the card, citing injury and a murder attempt on his father.
A bout between Norifumi Yamamoto and Damacio Page was expected for this event. However, the bout was scrapped on September 1 after both fighters sustained injuries while training for the bout.
Diego Sanchez was expected to face Matt Hughes, but was forced out of the bout with a broken hand and replaced by Josh Koscheck.
Sept 7 - updated fightcard and background
Sept 12 - updated fightcard and background
Sept 19 - added new poster
I cant help to hope that Rampage will be the first to stop Jones, even if I really like Jones I cant let my fav fighter down 