UFC 232 Fight Card: PPV Schedule, Odds, Predictions for Jones vs. Gustafsson 2

Jon Jones will return to the Octagon at UFC 232 on Saturday for a rematch against Alexander Gustafsson following a typically controversial buildup.

The event was initially scheduled to take place in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena but will now be at The Forum in Los Angeles. The move was made after a drug test found Jones had "residual amounts" of an M3 metabolite, which the fighter tested positive for in July 2017, per Brett Okamoto of ESPN.

The change of venue was confirmed six days prior to the event, with Jones unable to get a license to fight in Las Vegas as a result of the sample. Per Okamoto, California was able to grant him a license quickly due to its athletic commission's athletic director, Andy Foster, having more knowledge of Jones' case after presiding over the July 2017 investigation.

Now all eyes will be on the competitors, with Jones and Gustafsson's second showdown for the light heavyweight title the main event on what is a stacked UFC card. Here is the schedule of fights, the odds for the key showdowns and a preview of what's to come.

UFC 232 Card (Odds to win)

Main Card (10 p.m. ET)

*Jon Jones (9/25) vs. Alexander Gustafsson (9/4)

*Cris Cyborg (2/5)  vs. Amanda Nunes (2/1)

Carlos Condit (69/50) vs. *Michael Chiesa (57/100)

Ilir Latifi *(67/100) vs. Corey Anderson (6/5)

Chad Mendes *(61/100) vs. Alexander Volkanovski (13/10)

Prelims (8 p.m. ET)

Andrei Arlovski vs. Walt Harris

Cat Zingano vs. Megan Anderson

Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Petr Yan

BJ Penn vs. Ryan Hall

Early Prelims (6:30 p.m. ET)

Nathaniel Wood vs. Andre Ewell

Uriah Hall vs. Bevon Lewis

Curtis Millender vs. Siyar Bahadurzada

Brian Kelleher vs. Montel Jackson

*Picks to win

Odds in full are available via OddsShark

Preview

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Longstanding fans of the UFC will be well aware that things are never straightforward with Jones.

Unsurprisingly, as he and Gustafsson exchanged words ahead of the fight this week, the results of Jones' most recent test were discussed. The Swede, who was beaten by Jones via unanimous decision when the two men met in 2013, questioned how confident his opponent really feels in his own ability:

Fans will be hoping that the end of a chaotic week will bring a fight to remember, as the first meeting between the two was a classic.

Gustafsson posed problems to Jones that few have ever been able to, and the UFC 165 main event was named Fight of the Night following five rounds of pulsating action.

Since then, Jones has only been in action on four occasions, with his most recent win over long-term rival Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 in June 2017 deemed a no-contest after it was revealed Jones failed a drugs test following weigh-ins a day before the fight.

As relayed by Adam Hill of the Review Journal, Jones didn't appear keen to talk about his chequered history:

Despite the issues, the 31-year-old still holds a reputation as the most gifted fighter in UFC history. Gustafsson has also been out of action for over a year, winning his last outing in May 2017 against Glover Teixeira by fifth-round knockout.

The other title fight on Saturday's card will see Cris Cyborg defend her women's featherweight belt against Amanda Nunes. MMA reporter Sean Sheehan is excited for the contest:

This will only be the sixth time Cyborg has fought in the UFC, so there's still a buzz whenever she's in action. She won the title against Tonya Evinger in July 2017 and has put together two impressive defences of her belt since, against Holly Holm and Yana Kunitskaya.

Nunes has proved herself as one of the fiercest competitors in the company in recent years, though, and has put together a seven-fight winning streak that included a dismantling of Ronda Rousey in December 2016.