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It sounds like former UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is close to getting his wish for his return to the Octagon.
Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg are locked in for a title fight in the UFC 327 main event. On Friday, the UFC announced that Prochazka fights Ulberg with the undisputed light heavyweight championship on the line, with incumbent champion Alex Pereira vacating his title to presumably move up to the heavyweight division.
Many fans were up in arms when Jon Jones decided to retire rather than defend his UFC heavyweight championship against Tom Aspinall. Critics questioned the timing and accused him of walking away from unfinished business.
Jones has been in retirement since last June after refusing to fight then-interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall
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