Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos We’re now just a little more than a month away from UFC 197 and one of the year’s most anticipated grudge matches. On April 23 at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena, light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) put his title on the line against ex-champ and longtime rival Jon Jones (21-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) in the pay-per-view headliner. Jones, who’s ranked No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA light-heavyweight rankings , defeated No. 2-ranked Cormier via unanimous decision at UFC 182 in January 2015. However, when Jones was stripped of his title and suspended following an April hit-and-run arrest, Cormier claimed the vacant belt with a submission win over No.
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