Jon Jones is off the UFC 200 card but that doesn’t mean Daniel Cormier is set to miss out on his chance to appear on the biggest UFC event of all time.
Jones was pulled from the main event of Saturday night’s card after being flagged by USADA for a potential doping violation.
‘Bones’ will not get the chance to regain the UFC light heavyweight title now held by Cormier but UFC president Dana White has promised to find a replacement opponent for ‘DC’.
“There’s tons of guys that are interested,” White said in an interview on The Herd. “We’ll get a fight done.”
There is no shortage of offers from fighters who want to play a role in the landmark UFC 200 event, with both Alexander Gustafsson and new middleweight champion Michael Bisping throwing their hats in the ring.
Michael Bisping wants to replace Jon Jones for light heavyweight title fight at #UFC200 https://t.co/Dnw4R9ICzi
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) July 7, 2016
In spite of the offer, White maintained that Bisping is not being considered for the fight.
“Bisping just won the 185 lbs title,” White said. “And, let me tell you what Bisping does in his off-season. When Bisping is not training, Bisping goes on a bender. He’s in no condition to fight Daniel Cormier, I’ll tell you that.”
But White remained confident on getting a deal done with one of the eager applicants, insisting that “Cormier will fight this weekend.”
Jones apologised to Cormier and his fans on Thursday but this is the latest in a litany of controversies in which the former long-time light heavyweight king has been embroiled.
“It’s crazy,” White added. “This guy might be the greatest talent that this sport has ever seen, but he cannot get it together.”
