Jon Jones LAS VEGAS – In his return to the octagon after more than a year, former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones mostly cruised past Ovince Saint Preux on Saturday. The win for Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) over Saint Preux (19-8 MMA, 7-3 UFC) gave him the UFC’s interim light heavyweight title and set up a title unification fight against champion Daniel Cormier later this year. Jones swept the judges’ scorecards with totals of 50-44, 50-45 and 50-45. The interim light heavyweight title bout was the main event of today’s UFC 197 event at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass
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UFC 197 results: Jon Jones tops Ovince Saint Preux to set up rematch with Cormier – MMA Junkie