{"id":100057,"date":"2014-06-05T20:34:15","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T03:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=100057"},"modified":"2022-02-06T10:06:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T18:06:01","slug":"jones-relents-signs-to-fight-gustafsson-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/jones-relents-signs-to-fight-gustafsson-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Jones Relents, Signs To Fight Gustafsson In September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufc-fight-night-37-bonuses-gustaffson-doubles-up-two-more-take-home-50k\/alexander-gustafsson-png-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-89001\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89001\" title=\"Alexander Gustafsson PNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Alexander-Gustafsson-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Alexander-Gustafsson-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Alexander-Gustafsson-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Alexander-Gustafsson-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a very public back-and-forth between himself and the UFC, light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones has signed on the dotted line and will face Alexander Gustafsson in a rematch for the UFC&#8217;s 205-pound belt.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement through <a href=\"http:\/\/m.ufc.com\/news\/jones-gustafsson-2-sept-27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC.com<\/a>, Jon Jones explained:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;There was never an issue with a contract. 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