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Watch Dan Hardy’s Masterful Breakdown Of Jon Jones vs. OSP

The future of the UFC light-heavyweight division once again lies in the hands of Jon Jones. This time around it’s the interim title on the line, as the former 205-pound kingpin returns to the octagon after a long period of absence. “Bones” was originally set to face off against his old rival and current champion

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The future of the UFC light-heavyweight division once again lies in the hands of Jon Jones. This time around it’s the interim title on the line, as the former 205-pound kingpin returns to the octagon after a long period of absence. “Bones” was originally set to face off against his old rival and current champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 197, but when “DC” was injured the promotion inserted Ovince St-Preux in to this weekend’s main event. Equally OSP has the chance to shock the world and become the first man to ever defeat one of the all time greats.

St-Preux is clearly the underdog in terms of the betting odds, and that’s due in the main part to Jones’ undefeated streak during his first reign with the belt. His run in the octagon includes wins over such competition as Vitor Belfort, Alexander Gustafsson, Glover Teixeira, Rashad Evans, Rampage Jackson, Lyoto Machida, Shogun Rua and many more.

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Jones’ antics outside the octagon have hindered his progress as a fighter over the last 15 months, but his return is still highly anticipated. Although his original opponent Cormier is now out of the picture for the moment, the fight with OSP has many charming and exciting characteristics, and that goes for both sets of supporters going in to April 23.

Check out the full UFC 197 fight card, and right after you can watch Dan Hardy’s in depth breakdown of Jon Jones vs. Ovince St-Preux.

Event: UFC 197: “Jones vs. Saint Preux”
Date: Sat., April 23, 2016, on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

UFC 197 PPV Main Event:

205 lbs.: Jon Jones vs. Ovince Saint Preux for UFC Light Heavyweight Interim Championship (Daniel Cormier injured)

UFC 197 PPV Co-Main Event:

125 lbs.: UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo

UFC 197 PPV Main Card (10 p.m. ET):

155 lbs.: Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Pettis
185 lbs.: Rafael Natal vs. Robert Whittaker
145 lbs.: Andre Fili vs. Yair Rodriguez

UFC 197 FOX Sports 1 “Prelims” (8 p.m. ET):

135 lbs.: Chris Kelades vs. Sergio Pettis
170 lbs.: Danny Roberts vs. Dominique Steele
115 lbs.: Juliana Lima vs. Carla Esparza
155 lbs.: Glaico Franca vs. James Vick

UFC 197 Fight Pass “Prelims” (6:30 p.m. ET):

265 lbs.: Cody East vs. Walt Harris
185 lbs.: Clint Hester vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
155 lbs.: Efrain Escudero vs. Kevin Lee

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What Happens If Ovince St. Preux Beats Jon Jones?

The UFC light-heavyweight division faced some complications over the last year and change, continuing up until present day, after a number of different factors impacted the top end of the 205-pound class. First off Jon Jones went in to meltdown, was stripped of the belt and temporarily exiled from the UFC. Daniel Cormier stepped in

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The UFC light-heavyweight division faced some complications over the last year and change, continuing up until present day, after a number of different factors impacted the top end of the 205-pound class. First off Jon Jones went in to meltdown, was stripped of the belt and temporarily exiled from the UFC. Daniel Cormier stepped in and filled the slot, then defended the title once, and set himself up for a big rematch with ‘Bones’ at UFC 197. Then came Cormier’s first withdrawal from a professional mixed martial arts bout, as he was injured in recent weeks and forced off the April 23 card.

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Now, following the recent trend, the interim light-heavyweight title is on the line between Jones and late substitute Ovince Saint Preux. ‘Bones’ is a massive favorite coming in to their fight, with the betting offices recognizing his calibre as (statistically) the greatest light-heavyweight champion in the promotion’s history. Everyone is so busy talking about UFC 200 as the date for Jones vs ‘DC’ 2, that they seem to be overlooking what’s coming up before that. St. Preux is a dangerous fighter, and has beaten some very tough guys during his time in the UFC and Strikeforce. On top of that, he’s got some serious physical advantages to bring to this interim title bout.

So, what happens if Ovince St. Preux shocks the world and demolishes Jon Jones at UFC 197?

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Cormier vs. Jones 2, meet the back burner 

Inevitably the rematch that everyone has waited so long for will have to wait. ‘DC’ and ‘Bones’ threw down in January 2015 at UFC 182 after perhaps the fiercest rivalry in the promotion’s history, but the fight left many questions remaining. It seemed as though Cormier’s performance was out of character, or perhaps Jones just made it look that way, regardless it had fans and pundits longing for the second meeting.

Once Jones was embroiled in legal troubles and Cormier took over as champion, there’s been a strange turning of tables. For some reason certain sects of fans are labelling ‘DC’ a fake champion, as if he had something to do with Jones’ reckless behaviour during his New Mexico hit-and-run. All these factors make Cormier vs. Jones 2 a must see spectacle, but OSP could quite easily make it another rematch like Jones vs. Gus 2, one that’s been wanting for a lifetime, but always been out of reach.

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Jon Jones Reacts To OSP Replacing Daniel Cormier At UFC 197

The situation for UFC 197 got a little complicated on April 1, and it was no fool’s day joke, as light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was forced off the card. Due to an undisclosed injury, ‘DC’ dropped out of the first card in his professional career, and quite possibly the biggest. He was set to face

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The situation for UFC 197 got a little complicated on April 1, and it was no fool’s day joke, as light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was forced off the card. Due to an undisclosed injury, ‘DC’ dropped out of the first card in his professional career, and quite possibly the biggest. He was set to face his old rival and ex-champion Jon Jones, in the first fight for ‘Bones’ since being stripped and temporarily exiled for his part in the New Mexico hit-and-run last year.

Then we received the news that Jones had a new opponent, after various light-heavy and heavyweights had thrown their names in to the mix. Ovince St Preux would step in on three weeks notice to take the biggest step up in competition possible, facing arguably the greatest (albeit technically former) UFC light-heavyweight champion of all time. It’s certainly going to be a huge test for OSP, who has gone 3-2 in his last five, with losses to Ryan Bader (decision) and Glover Teixeira (submission). But as we know, styles make fights, and St Preux may just have the length and power to hurt Jones.

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We haven’t heard a great deal from Jon Jones since his release from custody following another traffic blunder, but he took to Twitter to react to the news that OSP is replacing the injured Daniel Cormier at UFC 197.

Check it out:


Has Jones hired someone to run his Twitter account? This seems far too polite.

Moving swiftly on, there were a number of interesting heavyweight challenges issued to ‘Bones’ over the last 24 hours…

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