After two months of negotiations between Tyson's Legends Only League and Holyfield failed to finalize a deal between the two fighters, it was announced on July 23, 2020, that Jones had signed a contract to face Tyson, with the exhibition initially scheduled to take place on September 12 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, alongside other boxers appearing on the undercard.[17] Mike Tyson's Legends Only League announced that the event would include multiple high-profile boxers and musical performers to maximize the audience of the event, and that it would be produced by Sophie Watts and Kiki Tyson, with Mike Tyson, Azim Spicer and Watts’ business partner Johnny Ryan handling the boxing.[18] Undercards included social media star Jake Paul fighting NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Champion Nate Robinson.