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UFC 197 Jones vs Saint Preux

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Sat 23rd April 2016 Local
Sat 23rd April 2016 12:00am UTC

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2016

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UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux was a mixed martial arts event held on April 23, 2016 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The UFC hoped to contest the event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, in what would be the first event in the state of New York since the state's MMA ban. However, on January 25, it was announced that a preliminary injunction allowing the promotion to hold the event was denied by a federal judge. According to an order issued by New York district court judge Kimba M. Wood, the federal court must first rule on Zuffa's appeal on New York's MMA ban and won't interfere with the enforcement of state law. On February 6, the UFC confirmed the event would take place in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The event was expected to be headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between current champion Daniel Cormier and former champion Jon Jones. The pairing met previously at UFC 182 in January 2015 with Jones defending his title via unanimous decision. Subsequent to that victory, Jones was stripped of the title and suspended indefinitely from the UFC in connection with a hit-and-run incident that he was involved in. Cormier replaced him and went on to defeat Anthony Johnson at UFC 187 to win the vacant title.

On March 29, Jones was arrested in Albuquerque, New Mexico on a charge of violating his probation related to his hit-and-run incident in 2015. The arrest took place five days after Jones was cited on multiple traffic charges, including drag racing, exhibition driving, weaving, failing to properly display his license plate and modifying his exhaust pipe. He agreed to plea deal and was released on March 31. In a statement, the UFC announced it was "disappointed" with Jones, but the bout would continue as planned. However, on April 1, it was announced that Cormier injured his foot and was out of the planned fight. He was replaced by Ovince Saint Preux in what became an interim title fight. Anthony Johnson was the original planned replacement, but due to a recent oral procedure, he wasn't able to accept the fight.

A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Demetrious Johnson and 2008 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling Henry Cejudo co-headlined the event.

In January 2016, B.J. Penn announced his intentions to return to active competition in the featherweight division after an 18-month "retirement" and was expected to compete at this event. However, Penn's return was delayed after an investigation into recent criminal allegations made against him was launched. After he was exonerated, the UFC announced that he would face Dennis Siver at UFC 199.

Former WSOF Women's Strawweight Champion Jessica Aguilar was expected to face Juliana Lima at the event, but pulled out on March 18 due to a knee injury. She was replaced by former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Carla Esparza.

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01	Jon Jones	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
01	Ovince Saint Preux	UFC Light Heavyweight	LOSS
02	Demetrious Johnson	ONE Championship Mens	WIN
02	Henry Cejudo	UFC Bantamweight	LOSS
03	Edson Barboza	UFC Featherweight	WIN
03	Anthony Pettis		LOSS
04	Robert Whittaker	UFC Middleweight	WIN
04	Rafael Natal	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
05	Yair Rodríguez	UFC Featherweight	WIN
05	Andre Fili	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
06	Sergio Pettis	Bellator Mens	WIN
06	Chris Kelades	UFC Flyweight	LOSS
07	Danny Roberts	UFC Welterweight	WIN
07	Dominique Steele	UFC Welterweight	LOSS
08	Carla Esparza	UFC Strawweight Women	WIN
08	Juliana Lima	Invicta FC Bantamweight Women	LOSS
10	Walt Harris	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
10	Cody East	UFC Heavyweight	LOSS
11	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
11	Clint Hester	UFC Light Heavyweight	LOSS

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Jon Jones def. Ovince Saint Preux via unanimous decision
Demetrious Johnson def. Henry Cejudo via first-round TKO (2:49)
Edson Barboza def. Anthony Pettis via unanimous decision
Robert Whittaker def. Rafael Natal via unanimous decision
Yair Rodriguez def. Andre Fili via second-round KO (2:15)

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