UFC 178 shifts to Las Vegas on Sept. 27 for Jon Jones-Alexander Gustafsson II

At long last, the big light heavyweight rematch everyone has been talking about is set in stone. Mostly, anyway.

After moving from a rumored Aug. 30 date in Las Vegas to Sept. 27 in Toronto, the Jon Jones-Alexander Gustafsson rematch will keep its late September date – but it will take place in Las Vegas.

A venue, however, is not yet finalized for the bout, which will headline the UFC 178 pay-per-view.

UFC President Dana White, along with company CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, made the announcement as part of a special live edition of “UFC Tonight” on Friday at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Jones (20-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) first fought Gustafsson (16-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) at UFC 165 in Toronto this past September, where he edged out a narrow unanimous decision in the toughest fight of his career.

While Jones has said he would prefer to fight Daniel Cormier next, after some behind-the-scenes negotiating, he agreed to fight Gustafsson in a much-talked about rematch.

A venue for the bout is expected to be finalized in the coming weeks, but is likely to be, as usual, between MGM Grand Garden Arena and Mandalay Bay Events Center.

For more on UFC 178, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson)