Filed under: Featured , Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier hopes deposed champ Jon Jones gets clear of the legal issues facing him, because he’d rather fight that rematch than face Alexander Gustafsson , a recent title challenger, at UFC 192 . “If Gus and I are scheduled to fight and Jones was back and Jones was eligible to compete, I would ask (the UFC),” he today told MMAjunkie. “I would ask if there’s any way we could get this rematch done, and Alex fight someone else. “That’s the fight that you want. Any guy in the division would give you the same answer to that question.” Jones (21-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) remains indefinitely suspended following an alleged hit-and-run incident in April that resulted in the UFC stripping his light heavyweight title prior to a title fight with Anthony Johnson (19-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) in May at UFC 187. Cormier (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), who was outpointed by Jones in January at UFC 182, was tapped to fight Johnson for the vacant belt and won via third-round submission .
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Daniel Cormier would ask UFC for Jones over Gustafsson if ex-champ’s legal issues clear – MMA Junkie