In a stunning turn of events, Jon Jones has been removed from UFC 200 at the 11th hour.
On Wednesday night, USADA released a statement confirming that 'Bones' would no longer be competing on the July 9 card due to a potential doping violation.
Interim light heavyweight champion Jones was expected to square off with Daniel Cormier for the undisputed 205 lbs crown but that won't be taking place and Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt has been upgraded to main event status.
UFC president Dana White took a late night press conference to explain to media members that the promotion wasn't ruling out the possibility of a late replacement stepping in against Cormier but insisted that Lesnar vs. Hunt would remain the new headliner.
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And professionals in the MMA game couldn't quite believe what they were reading.
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