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Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes Announced as UFC 247 Main Event in Houston

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will defend his belt against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 in Houston's Toyota Center on Saturday, February 8.

Jones, who sits on top of UFC's pound-for-pound rankings, sports a 22-1 record with one no-contest. His only loss was via disqualification for illegal downward elbows against Matt Hamill in 2009.

The two-time champ has defended the belt twice since winning it back on Dec. 29, 2018 against Alexander Gustafsson. Jones earned a unanimous decision victory over Anthony Smith before beating Thiago Santos via split decision.

Jones initially won the belt in 2011 against Mauricio Rua and defended it eight times, but the UFC stripped him of the title in 2015 for violating the organization's code of conduct policy.