UFC 159 Card – All Fights & Details for ‘Jones vs. Sonnen’: Fight Card & Details

Event: UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
Date: Sat., Apr. 27, 2013
Start time: 2:30 PM ET (Main card)
Total Fights: 11
Main Event: Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen
Venue: Prudential Center
Location: Newark, New Jersey

The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Prudential Center for UFC 159 in Newark, New Jersey. “Jones vs. Sonnen” happened on Saturday, April 27, 2013, 10 years ago. A match between Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen headlined the event.

That Saturday night, we saw Michael Bisping battle Alan Belcher in an exciting showdown. A massive clash between Phil Davis and Vinny Magalhaes also took place at UFC 159. Other fights on the card included Pat Healy scramble with Jim Miller; and Rustam Khabilov vs. Yancy Medeiros.

Here is a list of everyone who fought on UFC 159 on April 27th:

UFC 159 card

UFC 159 fight card consisted of two sections: prelims and the main card. The preliminary card usually features four to five fights, ending with an exciting matchup just before the main card begins. The main card features the highly-anticipated fights, including the main event.

“Jones vs. Sonnen” was a PPV event. You can view the complete UFC 159 results and bonuses.

Here were all the bouts that took place at UFC 159:

Main event:

  • Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen

Co-main event:

  • Michael Bisping vs. Alan Belcher

Rest of the card:

  • Roy Nelson vs. Cheick Kongo
  • Phil Davis vs. Vinny Magalhaes
  • Pat Healy vs. Jim Miller
  • Rustam Khabilov vs. Yancy Medeiros
  • Ovince St. Preux vs. Gian Villante
  • Sara McMann vs. Sheila Gaff
  • Bryan Caraway vs. Johnny Bedford
  • Cody McKenzie vs. Leonard Garcia
  • Steven Siler vs. Kurt Holobaugh

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