Friday, October 4, 2013

#1 Jones vs. #10 Teixeira headlines UFC 169

#1 Jon Jones will attempt to defend his title for a record setting 7th time against #10 Glover Teixeira, who hasn't lost in 20 fights. This is the first fight announced for 2014 which will take place on February 1st in Newark, New Jersey. The Prudential center is the closest thing to Jones' hometown since MMA is still banned in New York. Jones is coming off the toughest fight of his career in barely defeating #2 Alexander Gustafsson by one point while Teixeira is coming of a first round knockout victory over #11 Ryan Bader. 

Note: this fight has been added to the 'UPCOMING FIGHTS' tab where the rest of the top 15 fights are listed.