Cormier won the vacant title because Jones was stripped of it, and until Jones has a chance to win “his” belt back, there will not be closure in the division. Sooner or later everyone gets caught and Saint Preux might just be the guy to catch Jones.
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What TV channel is showing Jon Jones vs. Ovince Saint Preux, UFC 197? Jones said he was so engrossed with the originally scheduled rematch against Cormier that three weeks wasn’t enough to fully adjust his focus to St. Preux, the late injury replacement.
One woman said she has concerns about Jones’ run-ins with the law, but she said she still wanted him to the fight on behalf of everyone in Albuquerque. Even when he was doing insane stuff like jumping guard against a guy like me, who has good top control.
“I’ve got to kill this Debbie Downer attitude”, he said.
Others in the main card saw lightweight Edson “Junior” Barboza dominate former champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis to win by unanimous decision; middleweight Robert Whittaker was a unanimous decision victor over Rafael Natal; and featherweight Yair Rodriguez KO’d Andre Fili in the second round with a flying head kick. We have the prelims and main event start times, how to watch UFC 197 live streaming online including Jones vs Saint Preux or on TV and more. If not Jones, then “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is most likely the best pound-for-pound fighter in combat sports. All my technique, my angles, my ideas, I’ve been working for Daniel Cormier for over seven months.
As a business person, Dana White appreciates the money that Jones draws, but he also realizes that personalities of Jon’s type can sometimes be more trouble than they are worth from a PR and scheduling standpoint.
The usually dominant Jones seemed to show a little rust in his return, with the heavy underdog Saint Preux keeping the fight competitive in the middle rounds with neither fighter gaining an edge.
Jones is expected to face light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in his next bout to unify the titles. “I feel as if I’ve grown a lot”.
As the UFC belt was presented to Jones after Saturday’s fight, he declined to put it on, saying, “It’s not the right belt”. “Better?” Cormier wrote in one of his tweets.
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UFC 197 is Saturday night in Las Vegas. All that’s left for Jones-Cormier 2 to fill that void is doctor’s clearance for the current champ, because Jones says he plans on being back in the gym in a matter of days.
