UFC 235: 5 things we know so far

UFC 235 is possibly one of the biggest upcoming pay-per-views in the coming year.

Set to take place on the 2nd of March, the pay-per-view event might be a huge step for the UFC as it will shape how the entire fight promotion looks heading into the next part of the year.

So far, it looks like a spectacular pay-per-view event. With the cancellation of UFC 233, UFC 235 has only been bolstered further, with a big fight added to the card.

Given that the show only seems to keep growing, here's what we know about UFC 235 so far.

#1 2 Championship Fights

At the moment the show appears like it could be hosting two specific Championship fights.

After Colby Covington defeated Rafael Dos Anjos to win the Interim Welterweight Championship, it was expected that he would be the fighter to face Tyron Woodley next for the Uniting fight for the Welterweight Championship.

However, he was not able to take part in the fight when the option came to face Tyron Woodley, as he was getting a nose surgery at the time and needed to recover from the process. Instead, Woodley faced Darren Till and defeated him, staking his rights to the title again.

Now Woodley is set to defend the title again, but instead of facing Covington, he will be facing Kamaru Usman at UFC 235. Covington is less than happy about the entire situation and has called out Dana White for the situation.

The other Championship fight possibly taking place at the pay-per-view is none other than the newest Champion of UFC defending his title against a challenger. The UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Jon Jones might be the next person to be defending his title at UFC 235, when he takes on the Number 1 contender, Anthony Smith.

Smith earned the opportunity when he defeated Volkan Oezdemir towards the end of 2018, and this will prove to be his test to see if he can defeat Jones for the title. Jones only recently won the title, after he was able to defeat Alexander Gustafsson when he returned to action.