Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) officials confirmed on Thursday night that the rematch between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson will happen at UFC 178 on September 27, 2014 a the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

“There was never an issue with a contract. I was traveling and finally got to Vegas and got to talk with Dana and Lorezno. We talked and September 27th, I’ll be fighting Gustafsson. I think Cormier is the tougher fighter, but the fans want to see me fight Gustafsson. There was never an issue with taking the Gustafsson fight,” said Jones via prommanow.com.

The UFC light heavyweight champion was called a “coward” by UFC fans for seemingly trying to avoid a rematch with Gustaffson.

“The issue was that my brother is getting married in July and I would have preferred a later date. I didn’t want to go this early and I would have preferred to go later in October or November. It is what it is. We have a date now, Sept 27th. This was a personal decision for me. I will be at my brother’s wedding and have a proper training camp,” Jones explained.

“Obviously Jon is right, this if the fight the fans want to see. The great thing about this is, we get Jones vs Gustafsson, and if Jones beats Gustafsson, we get Jones vs Cormier. Two great fights in the light heavyweight division with three of the baddest guys in the world: the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world and champion Jon Jones, and the number one and two contenders,” stated UFC president Dana White.

Jones defeated Gustafsson via unanimous decision, 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 in their first fight in UFC 165 last September 2013 also in Canada.