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07th Feb 2016

OFFICIAL: Date announced for Jones vs. Cormier II with flyweight title fight as co-main event

UFC 197

Darragh Murphy

Can the pound-for-pound greatest reclaim the title that he never lost?

Jon Jones will get the chance to do so as he fights for the first time in over a year, with a date being officially set for his rematch with reigning light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier.

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April 23rd is the date. The MGM Grand is the location. UFC 197 is the card.

The UFC officially announced the bout during the broadcast of UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson and revealed that a flyweight title fight between long-time champion Demetrious Johnson and undefeated wrestler Henry Cejudo will act as co-main event on the night.

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Jones’ last trip to the octagon resulted in a unanimous decision victory over Cormier but ‘Bones’ was stripped of his title after his part in a hit-and-run incident involving a pregnant woman.

Since then, Cormier has claimed the vacant belt by submitting Anthony Johnson before securing a split decision win over Alexander Gustafsson last October.

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As the appetite-whetter for Cormier-Jones, we get to see Demetrious Johnson come up against the man who many believe could have the tools to cause an upset over ‘Mighty Mouse.’

Cejudo, a 2008 Olympic gold medallist in freestyle wrestling, is perfect in his mixed martial arts career and gets the shot at UFC gold when he meets Johnson in April.