Filed under: Featured , News , UFC Anthony Johnson was as puzzled as anyone when UFC President Dana White said that instead of giving “Rumble” a title shot against light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in his next fight, he wanted to book him against interim titleholder Jon Jones . White’s comments were confusing not only because Johnson (22-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) had seemingly locked up his chance to rematch Cormier (18-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) following a thunderous 13-second knockout of Glover Teixeira at UFC 202 in August, but also because Jones’ (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) status is uncertain following a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) potential doping violation prior to UFC 200 in July. There was a brief window in the fallout of the failed drug test when both White and Jones seemed optimistic about his future . Currently, Jones is set for an arbitration hearing on Oct
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Despite White’s comments, Anthony Johnson never considered Jon Jones matchup realistic – MMA Junkie