Well, after a lot of recent uncertainty, the upcoming and historic UFC 200 event is going to have a pretty major headliner after all. While “taking over” today’s edition of “Good Morning America,” officials confirmed light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will rematch interim titleholder Jon Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) in the blockbuster pay-per-view event’s featured attraction (via Twitter ): We are getting into the Octagon with the @ufc this morning for #UFConGMA ! pic.twitter.com/R90G5swYoU — Good Morning America (@GMA) April 27, 2016 It’s the third title fight booked for the summer show, which takes place July 9 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on PPV following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. Officials were recently scrambling for a new main event after butting heads and ultimately pulling featherweight champ Conor McGregor (19-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) from a planned headlining non-title rematch with Nate Diaz (19-10 MMA, 14-8 UFC). McGregor’s future remains uncertain, and Diaz said he had no desire to remain on the card with a replacement opponent . As for the new headliner, then-champ Jones defeated bitter rival Cormier via unanimous decision in early 2015 for a UFC-record eighth consecutive light-heavyweight title defense
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Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones title rematch headlines (and saves?) UFC 200 – MMA Junkie