UFC 197 preview: Daniel Cormier ready for second shot at Jon Jones?

Daniel Cormier is confident his second meeting with Jon Jones will go differently the second time around.

In January 2015, Cormier suffered a unanimous-decision loss to then-champ Jones at UFC 182. But a lot’s changed since then.

Jones (21-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC), who’s ranked No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA light-heavyweight rankings, was ultimately stripped of his title and suspended following an April 2015 hit-and-run arrest, and No. 2-ranked Cormier (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) went on to defeat Anthony Johnson for the vacant belt and then made his first title defense with a victory over Alexander Gustafsson.

Now? Jones and Cormier are ready to clash again at UFC 197. The pay-per-view event takes place April 23 at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Check out the video above as Cormier previews the matchup with his bitter rival.

And for more on UFC 197, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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