One of the cornerstone events of the UFC’s yearly calendar takes place Saturday. This year’s International Fight Week festivities are capped off by UFC 239, which takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass. In the main event, one of the sport’s pound-for-pound greats returns when Jon Jones (24-1 MMA, 18-1 UFC) puts his light heavyweight title on the line in a matchup with Brazilian powerhouse Thiago Santos (21-6 MMA, 13-5 UFC).
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