Anthony Johnson Points Out Holes In Jon Jones’ Statement

Ovince St. Preux will fight Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 197 after Jones’ original opponent, Daniel Cormier, pulled out of the fight. This fight will serve as the main event of UFC 197 and will be for the interim light heavyweight title.

UFC President Dana White has already said that former title contender Anthony Johnson was the fighter that the promotion wanted to have as Jones’ opponent at the event.

Jones recently appeared on The MMA Hour and explained that he almost accepted a fight with Johnson at the event.

“Originally, the UFC called me and asked about Anthony Johnson,” Jones said. “They said that he had already accepted the fight, and they asked me if I was going to accept the fight. I told them I needed a meeting with my coaches. I had a meeting with my coaches, and the next morning I called the UFC said let’s do this thing. They said that Anthony’s camp changed their mind, I guess since he had some dental work he needed to do.

Johnson took to Instagram to refute what Jones had to say and explained that he never accepted a fight with Jones at the event. He posted this:

“Everybody’s hitting me up now, all of my friends, saying that Jon is throwing me under the bus or whatever. I never accepted the fight with Jon. The UFC hit me up and asked me about it, but they didn’t know anything about that I had dental work done. I had four screws put in my jaw, okay? So why would I accept a fight and then say, ‘No, I don’t want to fight him?’ That’s stupid. I have more sense than that. So, either the UFC is telling this man the wrong thing, or somebody’s not telling the truth somewhere in between. Because I got told something different and now I’m hearing Jon is being told this. So, I don’t know. I never said okay to the fight. I never said, ‘Yeah.’ So, I just want to let you guys know what the deal was, and hopefully we get to the bottom of it because something’s not right. Him being told that I accepted the fight, and I never said it. Like I said, I heard something totally different as far as coming from his camp. I heard other things. It is what it is”

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UFC 197 takes place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 23rd, 2016. The main card will air on pay-per-view while the prelims will air on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.