UFC fight night 197 is going to be big for one reason especially – the return of the one and only Jon Jones. Jones has been out of it since April last year making his come back on fight night 197 almost exactly one year later. The fight is scheduled to happen in MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be telecasted on a pay per view basis on FOX sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Jones’ record is stunning, he has twenty one wins to his name and just one loss. In fact, the loss was actually a disqualification wherein Jones supposedly landed illegal elbows on his opponent when he was on a top position. Jones was out of the sport for one year because of a one year suspension for being involved in a hit and run case in April of 2015. The ex light heavy weight champion will be facing Ovince Saint Preux who has a record of nineteen wins and 7 losses in the UFC.
Originally, Jones was scheduled to face his past nemesis Daniel Cormier but Cormier is out due to an injury and Jones was not very pleased to find this out. When asked in an interview what he thought about Cormier’s injury, Jones said that he felt Cormier was just a little hurt and not injured. Jones felt that Cormier was faking it because he knew he would lose if he was put up against Jones again. Jones added that as an elite athlete, his body was full of little nooks and crooks but he fight through it and so should Cormier.
The online series promoting the event aired an episode where Jones was shown working hard at the gym while his opponent Ovince Saint Preux was indulging in some hard construction work.
Even though it is the headline fight of UFC fight night 197, many people have already written it off as a win for Jones, however, experts say not to take Preux for granted considering that Jones has been out for a whole year. We may be in for a shock result.
Author : Rory McGregor
