“I’ve always been a fan of Roy Jones,” event promoter Jorge Masvidal said in a recent episode of The MMA Hour. “And now he will fight someone who has inspired me so many times with his performances”
“WEC Champion, UFC Champion – this guy has stoppage victories at featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight. He had an incredible career in MMA and is a great striker. He agreed to fight a living legend, the king of pound-for-pound, one of the best fighters and athletes I have ever seen in martial arts.”
In the co-main event of the event, former WEC and UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will face Jeremy Stephens, and the third major event of the show will be the fight between Vitor Belfort and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.
Also announced were Paul Daly vs. Anthony Taylor and Pearl Gonzalez vs. Gina Mazani.