Well, we have our new main event.
After issuing an open challenge to all light heavyweights and heavyweights in an attempt to save the UFC 197 main event, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones has a new opponent and the UFC 197 main event is in fact saved.
It was announced on Saturday evening that Jon Jones will fight Ovince St. Preux in the new UFC 197 main event. The Jones-OSP fight will be a five round bout and will be for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Of course the winner of the interim title fight will then go on to fight Daniel Cormier to unify the 205-pound titles whenever D.C. is able to return.
UFC 197: Jones vs. St. Preux takes place on Saturday, April 23, 2016 from Las Vegas, Nevada.
BREAKING: @003_OSP steps up to face former LHW champ @JonnyBones at #UFC197! pic.twitter.com/OCSscceApr
— #UFCPittsburgh (@ufc) April 2, 2016
