From aaronbronsteter: UFC Notebook: Santos wants next shot at Jones. MORE:
Aaron Bronsteter has all of the latest news and notes stemming from UFC 235 in Las Vegas in Saturday night that saw Jon"Bones" Jones retain his light heavyweight crown, while Kamaru Usman became the UFC's first ever African-born champion with a dominating unanimous decision win over Tyron Woodley to capture the welterweight title.
Last weekend, Santos knocked out top-five ranked light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Prague, Czech Republic. While Jones was not immediately impressed by his win over Smith, he wanted to go back and see it for himself. While Usman defeating Woodley was certainly a possibility, few could have predicted he would do so in such dominant fashion.
Following the event, Woodley called for an immediate rematch, but UFC President Dana White told TSN that former interim champion Colby Covington is next in line. Following the event, Dana White told TSN that he hopes to book an immediate rematch - an idea that does not appeal to Askren, who had his heart set on facing the winner of an upcoming matchup between Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal and had already booked his travel to London where that bout takes place.
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