Post by jdfranchise on Apr 2, 2016 23:17:54 GMT -5
As the title suggests guys, Daniel Cormier has been forced to withdraw from the scheduled UFC 197 headline vs. Jon Jones. This is a highly anticipated rematch from their first fight in January 2015 at UFC 182, where Jones won by unanimous decision. The nature of his injury is being disclosed as a foot injury, which could push the fight back to the summer, making for an even bigger fight.
In the meantime, Jones' opponent will be Ovince St. Preux, who is coming off a February win of over Rafael Feijao to get back on the winning track after a submission loss to Glover Teixeria last fall. Jones is ranked as the number 1 contender at 205 pounds with OSP checking in at number 6 according to UFC rankings (MMAJunkie has Jones ranked 1 while OSP is ranked 8). This will also be an Interim Title fight, with the Flyweight Title fight between Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo still going on as the corner headliner.
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While I expect Jones to win pretty easy, don't sleep on OSP. He has the size and athletic ability to match up with Jones. So much is made of Jones' ridiculous reach, but OSP comes in with an 81 inch reach (3.5 inch difference, lowest of a Jones opponent) and knockout power. That makes him a threat.
Thoughts?
In the meantime, Jones' opponent will be Ovince St. Preux, who is coming off a February win of over Rafael Feijao to get back on the winning track after a submission loss to Glover Teixeria last fall. Jones is ranked as the number 1 contender at 205 pounds with OSP checking in at number 6 according to UFC rankings (MMAJunkie has Jones ranked 1 while OSP is ranked 8). This will also be an Interim Title fight, with the Flyweight Title fight between Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo still going on as the corner headliner.
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While I expect Jones to win pretty easy, don't sleep on OSP. He has the size and athletic ability to match up with Jones. So much is made of Jones' ridiculous reach, but OSP comes in with an 81 inch reach (3.5 inch difference, lowest of a Jones opponent) and knockout power. That makes him a threat.
Thoughts?
