The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Sin City on Saturday, July 6 for UFC 239 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for a championship doubleheader on pay-per-view. The light heavyweight and women’s bantamweight championships will be on the line when the pay-per-view takes place.
In the main event, Jon Jones puts his 205-pound title on the line against heavy-handed contender Thiago “Marreta” Santos.
The co-main event features a women’s bantamweight title fight between current two-division champion Amanda Nunes and former 135-pound champion Holly Holm.
Ahead of the pay-per-view event, the UFC dropped a new promo video titled “Who’s the Baddest?” which will get your blood pumping.
https://youtu.be/JLVqMJvunzw
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones says he was meant to be the baddest man on the planet. Thiago Santos looks to knock Jones down a rung when they meet at UFC 239 on July 6.
The promo video follows a previous hype video that dubbed Jones and Amanda Nunes “Two G.O.A.T.S.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLcAUWXNb30
The eighth annual International Fight Week will feature a stacked card headlined by a pair of thrilling world championship fights. Light heavyweight champion and No. 2 ranked pound-for-pound fighter Jon Jones defends against dangerous No. 3 ranked contender Thiago Santos. Also, two-division champion and No. 6 pound-for-pound fighter Amanda Nunes puts her bantamweight belt on the line against former titleholder and No. 2 ranked Holly Holm.
Get your popcorn ready.
A full look at the UFC 239 fight card can be seen below.
UFC 239 Fight Card
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MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10:00 p.m. ET)
- Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos – for the light heavyweight title
- Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm – for the women’s bantamweight title
- Ben Askren vs. Jorge Masvidal
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Luke Rockhold
- Michael Chiesa vs. Diego Sanchez
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8:00 p.m. ET)
- Arnold Allen vs. Gilbert Melendez
- Marlon Vera vs. TBA
- Claudia Gadelha vs. Randa Markos
- Alejandro Perez vs. Song Yadong
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN +, 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Jack Marshman vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
- Ismail Naurdiev vs. Chance Rencountre
- Julia Avila vs. Pannie Kianzad
UFC 239: Fight Time & Viewing Details
Event: UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
Date: Saturday, July 6, 2019
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Main Card Card Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: Pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+
