Daniel Cormier v Jon Jones has taken over from Conor McGregor v Nate Diaz.
The UFC 200 saga appears to have been settled, with Daniel Cormier v Jon Jones officially announced as the headline fight, taking over from the originally planned Conor McGregor v Nate Diaz rematch.
Just announced on @GMA: the #UFC200 Main Event will be @JonnyBones (Jon Jones) vs. @dc_mma (Daniel Cormier). @UFC https://t.co/7Hcnmh3Enp
— Good Morning America (@GMA) April 27, 2016
Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones 2 is the new main event for UFC 200 on July 9, it was just announced on "Good Morning America."
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 27, 2016
The Notorious’ bluff of announcing his return to the card on Monday has backfired, with the UFC President Dana White confirming the replacement bout.
Instead, Daniel Cormier will defend his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against Jon Jones in Las Vegas on July 9.
THE main event for #UFC200: @DC_MMA vs @JonnyBones II
Here. We. Go. 👊https://t.co/vvnbpPFA24— UFC (@ufc) April 27, 2016
The pair appeared on Good Morning America, each claiming their satisfaction with the news.
Jon Jones (@JonnyBones) is "ready to dominated Daniel Cormier" again in #UFC200. @UFC #UFConGMA https://t.co/TjkC3DfSum
— Good Morning America (@GMA) April 27, 2016
"I don't think that in July it should be a problem." – Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) on fight w/Jon Jones. #UFC200 @UFC https://t.co/ULuULWTtTx
— Good Morning America (@GMA) April 27, 2016
It will certainly be interesting to see how McGregor responds to this latest news.
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