Ultimate Showdown Brewing! Legends Clash in Thrilling London Fight!
Mason Jones will look to remain perfect in his second Octagon tour of duty when he meets undefeated French prospect Axel Sola atop the eight-fight undercard of UFC London on Saturday.
Image: John Brannigan/Sherdog. com illustration The Ultimate Fighting Championship ’s upcoming jaunt to London includes a quietly fascinating undercard—as they usually do. Over the last six years, the industry leader has settled into a routine of visiting the UK once per year, generally in March, and while the top matchups on the marquee depend on the state of the UFC’s divisional title pictures and the availability of homegrown stars, the prelims almost always feature the crème de la crème of upcoming European talent.
This weekend’s offering at London’s O2 Arena is no exception, with practically every undercard bout featuring a former Cage Warriors , Oktagon MMA or Ares FC champion. While resurgent Welshman Mason Jones faces unbeaten French striker Axel Sola in the top undercard bout, the main draw for hardcore fans and close observers of the European scene will be the debut of former two-division Oktagon champ Losene Keita , who faces Nathaniel Wood in a fantastic featherweight scrap. Whether you’re an American UFC fan ready for your annual report on the state of Euro MMA, a European excited for once not to have to stay up until 3 a.
m. to see the fights or just another guy or gal who enjoys watching some face-punching, here’s the preview for the eight-fight undercard of UFC Fight Night 270, also known as UFC London: Lightweights Mason Jones vs. Axel Sola BETTING ODDS: Jones (-120); Sola (+100) Jones (17-2, 1 NC; 3-2, 1 NC UFC) is the latest example of an interesting phenomenon: European fighters who come back for a second tour of duty in the Octagon looking much improved.
Jones joined the UFC in 2021 as a former two-division Cage Warriors champ, went 1-2 with one no contest and was released. He returned to CW, won four fights in dominant fashion, was re-signed by the UFC and has gone 2-0 since. Cage Warriors in particular has been an accommodating partner for the UFC in this regard—almost like a baseball team’s AAA affiliate, to indulge in an American-style comparison—with fighters like Jones, Modestas Bukauskas and Rhys McKee enjoying greater success after being “sent back down” to CW for some additional seasoning.
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