We've got a huge announcement as it pertains to light heavyweight, and it's a bout that should determine the next title challenger for either Jon Jones or Daniel Cormier. The UFC announced today that Sweden's Alexander Gustafsson will once again be competing in his country, this time against Anthony Johnson in a Fox main event on January 24th:

IT's ON!!!!!! @alexthemauler vs @anthony_rumble Jan 24th LIVE ON FOX from the Tele 2 Arena in… http://t.co/gXW7TfRDBl — Dana White (@danawhite) November 12, 2014

The Tele 2 Arena is an outdoor stadium (with a retractable roof) that seats up to 45,000 for concerts and around 33,000 for soccer, so this is expected to be a big show.

Gustafsson (16-2) was supposed to fight current champion Jon Jones last September after knocking out Jimi Manuwa in England back in March, but he sustained an injury and now has to take a back seat to Daniel Cormier. Initially reluctant to fight again until the championship was decided, Gustafsson agreed to have one more fight to assure himself of a title shot. The 27-year-old last fought in his home country in 2012, winning a unanimous decision over Thiago Silva.

Johnson's (18-4) return to the UFC has seen him dominate Phil Davis and KO Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, erasing the bad memories of him struggling to make welterweight and middleweight to the point where he was released from the promotion. However, for as much as Johnson's fighting success has been a terrific turnaround, his legal troubles nearly derailed his UFC career for a 2nd time. In September he was placed under UFC suspension after his ex-girlfriend accused him of domestic abuse. Johnson, who in 2009 was sentenced to 3 years probation on unrelated misdemeanor domestic violence charges, had his civil case with his ex-girlfriend voluntarily dismissed just over a week ago. The UFC ended his suspension, clearing him to compete again.

Speaking strictly from a fight game standpoint, this is basically the only option for Gustafsson (other than perhaps Ryan Bader) if he wanted to accomplish A.) Fighting again and B.) Having a reasonably competitive opponent. For "Rumble", it's a huge step up in competition and a chance to solidify himself as one of the division's elites and become a new title contender at a time when so few have emerged. And the obvious best part about this fight being on Fox is the fact that it's a five-round fight instead of the customary three.

UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson also includes a co-main event between welterweight contenders Matt Brown and Tarec Saffiedine. The main card will air live at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT despite the time zone difference.