Report: Daniel Cormier from UFC 197 fight with Jon Jones Originally reported by BJPenn.com, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier is wounded and will probably be forced to pull from his upcoming UFC 197 main event name defense against Jon Jones. There’s no word on whether Jones will combat a late replacement such as Anthony Johnson or if the advertising will delay the title defense because the severity of the injury of Cormier hasn’t yet been shown. Rumors swirled on Twitter week that Cormier could be nursing a leg injury and it seems those rumors were true. The UFC 197 co-main event can also be a title battle, a flyweight title defense by Demetrious”Mighty Mouse” Johnson against undefeated former Olympic golden medal-winning wrestler Henry Cejudo. If everything else fails, the flyweight title defense can take the position. UFC 197 occurs in 3 weeks (Saturday, April 23, 2016) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here’s an updated look in the fight cardDemetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Pettis Andre Fili vs. Yair Rodriguez Rafael Natal vs. Robert Whittaker Carla Esparza vs. Juliana Lima Clint Hester vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima Glaico Franca vs. James Vick Danny Roberts vs. Dominique Steele Efrain Escudero vs. Kevin Lee Chris Kelades vs. Sergio Pettis Norman Parke discharged from the UFC Former Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes winner Norman Parke has seemingly been released by the UFC after his unanimous decision loss to Rustam Khabilov. On a single day where many fighters pranked fans and press for April Fools (such as Alexander Gustafsson’s fake retirement), this release was no laughing matter. Parke started his UFC career going 4-0-1 in his first five fights, but matters took a turn for the worse after he began facing tougher competition because he went 1-3 in his last four bouts, losing aggressive decisions to Khabilov, Francisco Trinaldo and Gleison Tibau while beating Reza Medadi. The Northern Irishman has talent and the skills to work his way back into the roster should he find success away from the promotion and is still only 29 years old.

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