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{{MMA event infobox
|name= UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones
|image = [[File:UFC 200 poster.jpeg|250px|UFC 200: Cormier vs Jones]]
|promotion = [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]
|date = July 9, 2016
|venue = [[T-Mobile Arena]]
|city = {{Flagicon|United States}} Las Vegas, Nevada
|attendance = TBA
|gate = TBA
|previous_event = [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale]]
|following_event = [[UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker]]
|hidea =
|sherdog = UFC-200-Cormier-vs-Jones-2-47285
}}
'''''UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones''''' is a mixed martial arts event held on July 9, 2016 at the [[T-Mobile Arena]] on the [[wikipedia:Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas Strip]] in [[wikipedia:Paradise, Nevada|Paradise, Nevada]].
==Background==
The event will be the first that the organization has hosted at T-Mobile Arena, which opened in April 2016. It will take place during the UFC's annual International Fight Week and mark the second time the UFC will host three events in consecutive days.
A welterweight rematch between [[The Ultimate Fighter 5]] winner and former lightweight title challenger [[Nate Diaz]] and current [[List of UFC champions|UFC Featherweight Champion]] [[Conor McGregor]] was originally expected to headline the event. The pairing previously met earlier in the year at [[UFC 196]]. McGregor was expected to challenge [[List of UFC champions|UFC Lightweight Champion]] [[Rafael dos Anjos]], but dos Anjos pulled out due to a broken foot only 11 days before the event. Diaz eventually replaced him and the bout was shifted to the welterweight division. Diaz won the fight via rear-naked choke in the second round.
Everything changed on April 19: in a sudden turn of events, after McGregor tweeting a supposed retirement, the UFC announced that he was pulled from the event and a replacement for him is being sought. UFC President [[Dana White]] clarified that McGregor's removal was related to his refusal to come to a press conference that week, because "he was in Iceland training and didn't want to ruin his preparation for the fight". McGregor released a statement two days later, claiming he is not retired and that he requested the UFC to allow him to focus more on the fight preparation this time, as he feels he lost his focus during the media obligations for the last fight. He gave an ultimatum, saying he's ready for the event and would come for a scheduled New York press conference, but if that's not enough, he "doesn't know what to say". A report later claimed that the UFC decided to cancel the fight indeed, in what was rumored to be a $10 million paycheck for McGregor.
On April 27, the UFC officially announced the new headliner as a [[List of UFC champions|UFC Light Heavyweight Championship]] unification rematch between current champion [[Daniel Cormier]] and former champion [[Jon Jones]], who is also the current interim champion. The pairing met previously at [[UFC 182]] in January 2015 with Jones defending his title via unanimous decision. Subsequent to that victory, Jones was stripped of the title and suspended indefinitely from the UFC in connection with a hit-and-run incident that he was involved in. Cormier replaced him and went on to defeat [[Anthony Johnson]] at [[UFC 187]] to win the vacant title. Their rematch was originally expected to take place at [[UFC 197]], but Cormier pulled out three weeks before the event due to injury and was replaced by [[Ovince Saint Preux]], in what became an interim title bout. Jones went on to defeat Saint Preux by unanimous decision and won the interim title.
On June 4, during the [[UFC 199]] main card broadcast, it was announced that former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar will return to the UFC for his first fight since December 2011. He will face the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix winner and former interim title contender [[Mark Hunt]].
A [[List of UFC champions|UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship]] bout between current champion [[Miesha Tate]] and top contender [[Amanda Nunes]] is also expected for this event.
Due to McGregor's experiments outside of his division, an interim [[List of UFC champions|UFC Featherweight Championship]] bout between former champion [[Jose Aldo|José Aldo]] and former lightweight champion [[Frankie Edgar]] is expected to take place at this event. This will also be a rematch, as Aldo defended his title against Edgar at [[UFC 156]] in 2013 via unanimous decision.
The card is also expected to feature a heavyweight bout between former two-time champion Cain Velasquez and Travis Browne, and a welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen winner Kelvin Gastelum. A middleweight bout between former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Gegard Mousasi and Derek Brunson was expected to take place at this event, but on June 19 it was announced that Brunson pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Thiago Santos.
A lightweight bout between Joe Lauzon and [[The Ultimate Fighter ]]1 winner and former lightweight title challenger [[Diego Sanchez]] was originally booked for [[UFC 180]]. However, the bout was cancelled due to both fighters being injured. The fight was later rescheduled for this event. Also, another couple of lightweight bouts between former [[list of PRIDE Fighting Champions champions|PRIDE Lightweight Champion]] [[Takanori Gomi]] and [[Jim Miller]], as well as [[Sage Northcutt]] and [[Enrique Marín]] are expected to take place at this event.
Also on the card there will be a women's bantamweight bout between former title challenger [[Cat Zingano]] and [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate]] winner [[Julianna Peña]], and a bantamweight rematch between former [[List of UFC champions|UFC Bantamweight Champion]] [[T.J. Dillashaw]] and [[Raphael Assunção]]. The pairing first met at [[UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields]] in October 2013, when Assunção won a close bout via split decision.
==Results==
===Main card===
*Light Heavyweight bout: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Daniel Cormier]] (c) vs. {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Jones]] (ic)
*Heavyweight bout: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brock Lesnar]] vs. {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Mark Hunt]]
*Women's Bantamweight bout: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Miesha Tate]] (c) vs. {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Amanda Nunes]]
*Featherweight bout: {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Jose Aldo|José Aldo]] vs. {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frankie Edgar]]
*Heavyweight bout: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cain Velasquez]] vs. {{flagicon|USA}} [[Travis Browne]]
===Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)===
*Women's Bantamweight bout: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cat Zingano]] vs. {{flagicon|USA}} [[Julianna Peña]]
*Welterweight bout: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Hendricks]] vs. {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Gastelum]]
*Bantamweight bout: {{flagicon|USA}} [[T.J. Dillashaw]] vs. {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Raphael Assuncao|Raphael Assunção]]
*Lightweight bout: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sage Northcutt]] vs. Enrique Marín
===Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)===
*Lightweight bout: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Diego Sanchez]] vs. {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Lauzon]]
*Middleweight bout: [[Gegard Mousasi]] vs. {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Thiago Santos]]
*Lightweight bout: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Miller]] vs. {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takanori Gomi]]
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