Check out UFC 197's latest fight card and video promos, including Cormier-Jones beef

We’re now just a little more than a month away from UFC 197 and one of the year’s most anticipated grudge matches.

On April 23 at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena, light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) put his title on the line against ex-champ and longtime rival Jon Jones (21-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) in the pay-per-view headliner.

Jones, who’s ranked No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA light-heavyweight rankings, defeated No. 2-ranked Cormier via unanimous decision at UFC 182 in January 2015. However, when Jones was stripped of his title and suspended following an April hit-and-run arrest, Cormier claimed the vacant belt with a submission win over No. 3-ranked Anthony Johnson the following month.

In the above video preview, they discuss the genuine nature of their rivalry and trade a few insults.

Additionally, check out the video below for more on Jones vs. Cormier 2, as well as UFC 197’s co-headliner, which features Demetrious Johnson (23-2-1 MMA, 11-1-1 UFC) looking for his eighth consecutive title defense when he meets undefeated challenger Henry Cejudo (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC).

The latest UFC 197 card includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

• Champ Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones – for light heavyweight title
• Champ Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo – for flyweight title
• Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Pettis
• Rafael Natal vs. Robert Whittaker
• Andre Fili vs. Yair Rodriguez

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)

• Danny Roberts vs. Dominique Steele
• Juliana Lima vs. opponent TBA
• Glaico Franca vs. James Vick

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)

• Chris Kelades vs. Sergio Pettis
• Clint Hester vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
• Efrain Escudero vs. Kevin Lee

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

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