Anthony Johnson resigned to never fighting Jon Jones after UFC 200 suspension

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It looks like the light heavyweight division is already preparing for a long term future without Jon Jones. Or at least one athlete is, and he’s claiming that his view is pretty representative of the whole.

UFC top contender Anthony Johnson is getting ready for his upcoming bout with Glover Teixeira at UFC 202, as the co-main event fighting under Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. In a recent interview with ESPN, Johnson spoke not about Glover, but instead about the man he was supposed to fight back at UFC 187, Jon Jones.

That UFC 187 bout saw Jones stripped of the light heavyweight title and suspended for the first time. Johnson went on to face Daniel Cormier in his place, losing via 3rd round submission and striking out in his first taste of UFC …

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