While doing an ESPN car wash in Bristol, Connecticut on Monday, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones questioned whether or not the current UFC 205-pound champion Daniel Cormier pulled out of their scheduled rematch at this coming Saturday’s UFC 197 pay-per-view due to being “hurt” or “injured.”
According to “Bones” Jones, who meets Ovince Saint Preux for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight title in the new UFC 197 main event scheduled for this weekend, he has heard rumors that D.C. was actually hurt, not injured, before pulling out of their highly-anticipated rematch.
“You know, it’s hard to say. I wasn’t there in the workout room with him when he got injured,” said Jones on Monday. “But, there’s been lots of rumors that he was hurt, not injured. And to drop the fight being ‘hurt,’ it just makes no sense.”
Jones continued, explaining that many fighters deal with “aches” leading up to matches on the biggest stage the sport has to offer.
“My body, I have aches and little nooks and crannies all over my body, but it’s the cost of being an elite level athlete. You fight through that stuff.”
UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux is scheduled for Saturday, April 23, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Make sure to visit MMANews.com on 4/23 for the best UFC 197 live results coverage on the web!