Tonight (April 26, 2014) Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight gold will be on the line when champion Jon Jones squares off with Glover Teixeira in the pay-per-view (PPV) main event of UFC 172, airing live at 10 p.m. EST from Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.Jones comes into the bout with a record of 19-1-0 although technically he is still undefeated during a fight in a professional MMA match up – the one mark on his perfect record was a 2009 DQ loss to Mark Hamill when he was disqualified for throwing an illegal downward elbow. He was easily winning the match at the time he was DQ.
However, his opponent tonight is no slouch and will provide a stiff challenge for the champ. Glover Teixeira comes into the title fight with a 22-2-0 record and has won his past 20 straight fights. He has not loss for nearly a decade, since 2005, and when he last did lose it was when he was a complete rookie in just his fourth pro fight, and still learning the ropes.There's a lot to like about this match-up. Obviously, it's another chapter in the tale of Jon Jones, who has quickly established himself as one of the sport's all time greats despite his relatively small number of years in the cage. But this is more than just the story of Jones. Stylistically, it's an intriguing match-up, as both men are quite well rounded. The result is a fight where it's very hard to predict exactly how it will play out. This could be a stand-up war, or it could be a grinding battle on the ground. No matter how it goes, it should make for a great World Title fight.
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