Filed under: Featured , News , UFC The folks at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena might want to put that Daniel Cormier facade back up. This was the scene earlier today as the would-be headliners’ images were removed from the new venue (via Instagram ): But after “tons of interest” to replace Jon Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) at UFC 200, UFC President Dana White said light heavyweight champ Cormier (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will still fight at Saturday’s UFC 200 pay-per-view event. “We’ll get a fight done,” White today told “ The Herd .” “Cormier will fight this weekend.” UFC 200 takes place at T-Mobile Arena with main card fights on PPV and prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. Not just anybody will fill in for Jones, White clarified. Asked whether one eager volunteer, newly minted UFC middleweight champ Michael Bisping (29-7 MMA, 19-7 UFC), might take the spot left vacant by interim champ Jones’ flagged drug test , the UFC president drew the line
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UFC president says champ Daniel Cormier will still fight at UFC 200 – MMA Junkie