On Friday evening, every fighter scheduled for Saturday’s UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux fight card officially tipped the scales.
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On Friday evening, every fighter scheduled for Saturday’s UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux fight card officially tipped the scales.
Embedded above is the complete video archive of the official UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux weigh-ins.
Below are complete results of the official UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux weigh-ins.
Make sure to join us here at MMANews.com on Saturday, April 23rd for the best UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux live results coverage on the web!
UFC 197 PPV Main Card:
205 lbs.: Jon Jones () vs. Ovince Saint Preux ()
125 lbs.: Demetrious Johnson () vs. Henry Cejudo ()
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:
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:
265 lbs.: Cody East () vs. Walt Harris ()
185 lbs.: Clint Hester () vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima ()
155 lbs.: Efrain Escudero () vs. Kevin Lee ()
Ahead of this Saturday’s UFC 197 pay-per-view, embedded above is episode four of the UFC 197 Embedded web-series.
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones makes his long-awaited Octagon return against O…
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Ahead of this Saturday’s UFC 197 pay-per-view, embedded above is episode four of the UFC 197 Embedded web-series.
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones makes his long-awaited Octagon return against Ovince Saint Preux for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 197 on Saturday evening.
The official description for episode four of UFC 197 Embedded reads as follows:
“On Episode 4 of UFC 197 Embedded, a local gym hosts an impromptu meeting of MMA minds as former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and UFC 197 flyweight Sergio Pettis train together. Back at the hotel, flyweight champion and diehard gamer Demetrious Johnson pits his coach against aliens in virtual reality. Johnson’s opponent Henry Cejudo gets his hair perfected for a video shoot, and light heavyweight title challenger Ovince Saint Preux relaxes in Las Vegas. Then the stars of the main event show off for fans at open workouts. UFC 197 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the two title fights at UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux, taking place Saturday, April 23 on Pay-Per-View.”
Even the simulations for UFC 197’s main event believe Jon Jones will leave Las Vegas with the interim light heavyweight title.
Jones meets Ovince Saint Preux Saturday night in the headline act, and you can see how the fight might play out courtesy “…
Even the simulations for UFC 197’s main event believe Jon Jones will leave Las Vegas with the interim light heavyweight title.
Jones meets Ovince Saint Preux Saturday night in the headline act, and you can see how the fight might play out courtesy “EA Sports UFC 2” in the video below.
They do have it going to a second round and even include a preview of the rematch between Jones and Daniel Cormier at the very end.
Jon “Bones” Jones is arguably the pound-for-pound greatest fighter alive, and an indispensable component of that status is not just his size, speed and reach, but his exceptional ability to all but master each phase of the fight game. Wrestling? Check. Jiu-jitsu? Check. Striking? Check. Transitions? Check. When it comes to the holy grail that is
Jon “Bones” Jones is arguably the pound-for-pound greatest fighter alive, and an indispensable component of that status is not just his size, speed and reach, but his exceptional ability to all but master each phase of the fight game. Wrestling? Check. Jiu-jitsu? Check. Striking? Check. Transitions? Check.
When it comes to the holy grail that is well-roundedness, “Bones” is the cream of the crop. He’s an outstanding wrestler with a devastating and constantly evolving stand up game, complemented by an equally overwhelming ground and submission arsenal. We’ve often seen him showcase this nearly unprecedented skillset, generally in the form of fighting his opponents smack in the middle of their wheelhouse.
Jones truly seems to enjoy proving a point by attacking his opponents where they’re strongest. He likes to give them a taste of their own medicine, so to speak, and he plans to do the same with Ovince St. Preux this weekend (April 23, 2016) at UFC 197:
“I don’t like the thought of anyone being better than me at any craft…so, yeah, I’ll definitely stand and trade with Ovince, that’s definitely where he’s the best.”
Wherever you’re strengths lay, that’s the area in which Jones is going to quiz you.
To illustrate this point, think back to these past fights:
vs Chael Sonnen – pressured him, fought up against the cage, got the takedown and ground and pounded him out for the TKO.
vs Glover Teixeira – stood and traded, closed the distance, got in the clinch, fought him in a phone booth and hit him with power shots.
vs Daniel Cormier – used his wrestling, got takedowns and used Cormier’s motto “embrace the grind” against him in the championship rounds, grinding him out until the final horn.
From the sounds of things, his rapidly approaching fight against “OSP” will be no different.
Last night (Wednesday, April 20, 2016), Jones appeared on UFC Tonight to talk to the hosts about this upcoming interim title bout, and as you may have already guessed, he’s thinking about proving one of his points yet again. “OSP” is a skilled south paw striker, and Bones, being a skilled orthodox striker, says he wants to stand and trade with OSP going to southpaw this weekend at UFC 197.
“I believe that I’m a better south paw than he is, I’ve spent a lot of time working on my south paw and I just may just fight him south paw the whole fight just to prove a point.”
If that statement doesn’t ooze utter confidence in dominance, then I don’t know what does. One thing is for sure, however, it’s going to be great seeing Jonny “Bones” Jones back in the Octagon again, where he belongs.
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 …
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!
UFC On Fox 19 saw some good fights and finishes from Glover Teixeira knocking out Rashad Evans and the return of Khabib Nurmagomedov. The ratings are finally in and UFC on Fox 19 had an average of 2.13 million viewers, according to TV by the Numbers.
The last UFC on Fox show (UFC on Fox 18) pulled 2.43 million viewers so the event over the weekend is slightly down from the January event. UFC on Fox 19 saw many changes to the card with Tony Ferguson pulling out of the main event and Lyoto Machida being caught with a banned substances. These instances could have lead to the slightly low ratings from the last event.
UFC is in the midst of its “Unstoppable” campaign and this weekend will be the return of Jon Jones at UFC 197 when he faces Ovince Saint Preux for the interim light heavyweight championship.
UFC on Fox 19 also had 11,273 people in attendance in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
UFC On Fox 19 saw some good fights and finishes from Glover Teixeira knocking out Rashad Evans and the return of Khabib Nurmagomedov. The ratings are finally in and UFC on Fox 19 had an average of 2.13 million viewers, according to TV by the Numbers.
The last UFC on Fox show (UFC on Fox 18) pulled 2.43 million viewers so the event over the weekend is slightly down from the January event. UFC on Fox 19 saw many changes to the card with Tony Ferguson pulling out of the main event and Lyoto Machida being caught with a banned substances. These instances could have lead to the slightly low ratings from the last event.
UFC is in the midst of its “Unstoppable” campaign and this weekend will be the return of Jon Jones at UFC 197 when he faces Ovince Saint Preux for the interim light heavyweight championship.
UFC on Fox 19 also had 11,273 people in attendance in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
