The 30-year old Australian has looked unstoppable lately with five wins in the UFC, including a recent victory over Mendes’ teammate Darren Elkins. The next step to get there will be facing arguably the best prospect in the entire division in Alexander Volkanovski.

Mendes is healthy and hungry to get back into the title picture, with hopes of one day challenging Max Holloway for his championship. Latifi also trains with Gustafsson, so there’s little doubt they’ve been pushing each other to the brink to help each other get ready for this monumental card.įormer two-time title challenger Chad Mendes made his long-awaited return back in July and proved that he’s still a threat to anybody in the featherweight division with a quick first-round finish of Myles Jury. As for Latifi, he’s won five out of his last six fights, including a nasty submission finish against former title challenger Ovince Saint-Preux. Anderson just recently picked up a signature win over Glover Teixeira and now he’s looking for another top five-ranked opponent to add to his record when he fights on Saturday night. Anderson has always been considered a top prospect in the 205-pound division, but lately he’s started to put it all together in his overall fight game. He’s faced harder times lately with four straight losses, so there’s little doubt he’s going to come out guns blazing looking to beat Chiesa on Saturday night.Ī new light heavyweight champion will be crowned in the main event of UFC 232 while a potential challenger for the title could emerge in this showdown between former Ultimate Fighter winner Corey Anderson and human wrecking ball Ilir Latifi. Condit is a former WEC champion as well and he’s faced nothing but elite competition throughout his whole career. He’ll likely need all those weapons to deal with “The Natural Born Killer,” as Condit is one of the most well-respected fighters on the entire UFC roster. Throughout his UFC career, Chiesa has built a reputation for being one of the toughest competitors on the entire roster, with good range on the feet and a slick submission arsenal on the mat. There may not be a better matched fight in the sport right now than Jones and Gustafsson facing each other again at UFC 232.įollowing a long career at lightweight, Michael Chiesa will test the waters at 170 pounds when he returns at UFC 232 to take on a former interim champion in Carlos Condit. The Swedish contender is coming off arguably one of his strongest performances to date when he decimated Glover Teixeira last year and now he’ll look to become the first person to hand Jones a legitimate loss in his incredible career. Gustafsson has been waiting for this opportunity ever since he felt he should have earned the nod the first time around in a razor-close fight over 25 minutes.

Jones has rarely been tested, but he knows he’s in for a battle on Dec. Jones broke the mold when it came to the definition of a mixed martial artist with world-class striking and grappling at his fingertips at all times. Jones has gone virtually untouched during his entire career except for that five-round war with Gustafsson back in 2013. Five years after their epic first fight, one that is still regarded as one of the greatest in UFC history, Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson will meet again with the light heavyweight championship on the line.

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