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UFC214:Cormiervs.Jones2isanupcomingmixedmartialarts
eventtobeheldbytheUltimateFightingChampionshiponJuly29, UFC214:Cormiervs.Jones2
2017atHondaCenterinAnaheim,California.[1]

Contents
1 Background
2 Fightcard
3 Announcedbouts
4 Seealso
5 References

AposterorlogoforUFC214:Cormiervs.
Jones2.
Background
Information
APPVeventwasinitiallyplannedforAnaheimonJanuary21, Promotion UltimateFightingChampionship
2017,butwasrescheduledforthisdateafteralackofsuitable
Date July29,2017
headliningfightscouldbearrangedfortheinitialdateinJanuary.[1]
Venue HondaCenter
AUFCLightHeavyweightChampionshipboutbetweencurrent City Anaheim,California
championDanielCormierandformerchampionJonJoneshasbeen
Eventchronology
targetedforthisevent.[2]ThepairingmetpreviouslyatUFC182in
January2015withJonesdefendinghistitleviaunanimous UFConFox: UFC214: UFCFightNight:
Weidmanvs. Cormiervs.Jones Pettisvs.Moreno
decision.[3]Subsequenttothatvictory,Joneswasstrippedofthe Gastelum 2
titleandsuspendedindefinitelyfromtheUFCinconnectionwitha
hitandrunincidentthathewasinvolvedin.[4]Cormierreplaced
himandwentontodefeatAnthonyJohnsonatUFC187towinthevacanttitle.[5]Theirrematchwasoriginally
expectedtotakeplaceatUFC197,butCormierpulledoutthreeweeksbeforetheeventduetoinjuryandwas
replacedbyOvinceSaintPreux,inwhatbecameaninterimtitlebout.[6]JoneswentontodefeatSaintPreuxby
unanimousdecisionandwontheinterimtitle.[7]ThefightwasscheduledagainandwasexpectedtoheadlineUFC
200inJulyof2016.However,JoneswaspulledoutofthefightbyUSADAduetoapotentialAntiDopingPolicy
violationstemmingfromanoutofcompetitionsamplecollectiononJune16.Jones'"B"samplealsocamepositive
forthesamesubstancesandJoneswassuspendedforoneyear,retroactivelytoJuly6,2016.[8][9]

TheCormierJonesrematchwasofficiallyannouncedonMay12,thoughitsstatusasmaineventorcoheadliner
wasnotinitiallyconfirmed.[10]UFCpresidentDanaWhiteconfirmedthattheboutwouldheadlinethisevent,
despitepreviousissuesregardingJones.HealsoannouncedthatJimiManuwawillparticipateonthiscardand
shouldanythinghappentothemainevent,Manuwawouldbethereplacement.[11]OnMay31,VolkanOezdemir
wasannouncedashisopponent.[12]

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AfeatherweightboutbetweenformerUFCFeatherweightChampionshipchallengersRicardoLamasandChan
SungJungwasoriginallyintheworksforUFConFox:Weidmanvs.Gastelum.[13]HoweveronMay12,thebout
wasconfirmedforthisevent.[14]ThepairingwasoriginallyslatedtotakeplaceinJuly2013atUFC162,butJung
waspulledfromtheboutinfavorofatitlefightagainstthenchampionJosAldoatUFC163.[15]Subsequently,
JungpulledoutofthefightinearlyJuneduetoaseverekneeinjury.[16][17]HewasreplacedbyJasonKnight.[18]

FormerStrikeforceWomen'sFeatherweightChampionandInvictaFCFeatherweightChampionCristianeJustino
(commonlyreferredtoasCrisCyborg)isexpectedtocompeteonthecardagainstanopponentandweightclassto
bedetermined.[19]

Fightcard
FightCard
Weightclass Method Round Time Notes
LightHeavyweight DanielCormier(c) vs. JonJones [a]

Featherweight DooHoChoi vs. AndreFili

Featherweight RicardoLamas vs. JasonKnight
Bantamweight AljamainSterling vs. RenanBaro
Women'sStrawweight KailinCurran vs. AlexandraAlbu
Lightweight JoshBurkman vs. DrewDober
Heavyweight DimitriSmoliakov vs. AdamWieczorek
Flyweight EricShelton vs. JarredBrooks
LightHeavyweight JimiManuwa vs. VolkanOezdemir
Lightweight SageNorthcutt vs. ClaudioPuelles
a.FortheUFCLightHeavyweightChampionship.

[20]

Announcedbouts
Featherweightbout:BrianOrtegavs.RenatoMoicano[21]
Women'sBantamweightbout:SaraMcMannvs.KetlenVieira[19]

Seealso
ListofUFCevents
2017inUFC

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