{"id":105958,"date":"2014-07-22T19:20:57","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T02:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=105958"},"modified":"2022-02-06T09:50:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:50:27","slug":"jones-vs-gustafsson-ii-to-take-place-at-mgm-grand-in-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/jones-vs-gustafsson-ii-to-take-place-at-mgm-grand-in-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Jones vs. Gustafsson II To Take Place At MGM Grand In Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufc-172-results-jones-successfully-defends-title-against-teixeira-gets-unanimous-decision-win\/jon-jones-wins-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-95263\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Jon-Jones-Wins-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Jon Jones Wins PNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-95263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Jon-Jones-Wins-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Jon-Jones-Wins-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Jon-Jones-Wins-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC President Dana White said in an official statement today made by the UFC that the rematch between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 178 on September 27th will in fact take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.  This news comes some time after the UFC announced the event would be held in Las Vegas, but they had not announced a venue prior to today.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe first fight between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson was the greatest light heavyweight fight in the history of the UFC,\u201d UFC President Dana White stated in an official release. \u201cThis next one is gonna be epic!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really appreciate MGM Resorts, Live Nation and Kings of Leon working together to help us bring this huge fight to Las Vegas.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Grammy award winning band The Kings Of Leon were originally booked for the MGM Grand, however the band will be moving their concert outdoors along the Vegas strip to The Lot.<\/p>\n<p>The current UFC 178 card is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson<br \/>\nConor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier<br \/>\nDominick Cruz vs. Takeya Mizugaki<br \/>\nTim Kennedy vs. Yoel Romero<br \/>\nAmanda Nunes vs. Cat Zingano<br \/>\nBrian Ebersole vs. John Howard<br \/>\nPatrick Cote vs. Stephen Thompson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White said in an official statement today made by the UFC that the rematch between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 178 on September 27th will in fact take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. 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