UFC 197 fight card primer: Jon Jones vs Ovince St. Preux

In the main event at UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux, an interim UFC Light Heavyweight champion will be crowned as Jon Jones (21-1 MMA; 15-1 UFC) takes on Ovince Saint Preux (19-7 MMA; 7-2 UFC). This five round fight caps off the five fight UFC 197 PPV main card. The UFC rankings have Jones as not only the #1 contender at 205, but also the world’s #1 pound for pound fighter. Saint Preux is #6 in the division. UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux airs live from Las Vegas this Saturday, April 23. The main card airs on PPV with a fight time of 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT, with the prelims starting at  8:00 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1 and 6:30 p.m. ET on Fight Pass.

The big story here surrounds not Jon Jones and OSP, but Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier. This was supposed to be the big return for Jones going against his arch-rival and the man who claimed Jones’s vacated Light Heavyweight title. However, an injury to Cormier changed those plans, and now, OSP comes in, either to shock the …

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