UFC president Dana White announced Saturday evening on ESPN’s SportsCenter that Ovince Saint Preux would replace injured Daniel Cormier to fight Jones at UFC 197 on April 23.
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Saint Preux (19-7-0) is ranked No. 6 in the light heavyweight division and will now get a title shot.
After news broke of Cormier’s leg injury that will keep him sidelined from fighting, Jones (21-1-0) posted a video on Instagram asking UFC to send a new opponent his way for the fight in Las Vegas.
Jones also posted his condolences to Cormier on Twitter early Saturday, saying he hopes his rival recovers soon.
A video posted by Jon Bones Jones (@jonnybones) on Apr 2, 2016 at 10:39am PDT
