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UFC 197 is just one day away now, as former light-heavyweight champion and top heel Jon Jones plans to get back to his dominant win streak. Instead of facing the current light-heavyweight boss and boss and bitter rival Daniel Cormier, ‘Bones’ will be taking on Ovince St-Preux for the interim belt. ‘DC’ dropped out of the Las Vegas pay-per-view with an injury just two weeks ago, and OSP was given the chance of a lifetime, ad by far the biggest test of his career. Will it be a step too soon for the huge underdog? Time will tell.

But don’t get caught up in thinking this is a one trick card, flying under the radar in a big way is Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo. The longest reigning current UFC champion and undoubtedly the greatest flyweight of all time, ‘Mighty Mouse’ will take on the dangerous Olympic wrestler Cejudo in his eighth attempted defense of the title.

Also noteworthy are extreme strikers Edson Barboza and former lightweight don Anthony Pettis, who’ll face off in what could well be fight of the night on the main card.

So join us here for the live streaming UFC 197 weigh-ins a the MGM Grand Garden Arena. They stream at 7 PM ET, or you can check in right after for the updated results!

UFC 197 PPV Main Event:

205 lbs.: Jon Jones (205) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (205)

UFC 197 PPV Co-Main Event:

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

UFC 197 PPV Main Card:

155 lbs.: Edson Barboza (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (156)
185 lbs.: Rafael Natal (186) vs. Robert Whittaker (185.5)
145 lbs.: Andre Fili (146) vs. Yair Rodriguez (145.5)

UFC 197 FOX Sports 1 Prelims:

125 lbs.: Chris Kelades (126) vs. Sergio Pettis (126)
170 lbs.: Danny Roberts (170.5) vs. Dominique Steele (171)
115 lbs.: Juliana Lima (115) vs. Carla Esparza (116)
155 lbs.: Glaico Franca (156) vs. James Vick (155)

UFC 197 Fight Pass Prelims:

265 lbs.: Cody East (245.5) vs. Walt Harris (255.5)
185 lbs.: Clint Hester (205) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (205)
155 lbs.: Efrain Escudero (155.5) vs. Kevin Lee (156)

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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.

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:

Hey @003_OSP just wanted to thank you for stepping up and taking this fight last minute. Grateful for the opportunity to compete with you

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) April 2, 2016

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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