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\nUFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones is expected to defend his title against Anthony “Rumble” Johnson in the headlining bout of next month’s UFC 187 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for fight fans, that title bout is now in jeopardy due to Jones’ recent arrest on Monday evening.<\/p>\n

“Rumble” Johnson appeared on yesterday’s edition of UFC Tonight, where he stated that he is still very focused on fighting “Bones”, whether it’s May 23 at UFC 187 or a year from now, his words:<\/p>\n

“Nothing’s changed,” said Johnson (as transcribed by Shaun Al-Shatti for MMAFighting.com<\/a>). “I’m still training hard, staying focused, staying on the grind. Like I said, whoever they give me, whatever they throw my way, I’ll be ready no matter what.”<\/p>\n

“I only want to fight for the title. I feel like I’ve worked my way up to being the No. 1 contender, and I plan on staying that way. Unless it’s for a title, I don’t want to be like Vitor and wait a year. But if I have to, I will.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones is expected to defend his title against Anthony “Rumble” Johnson in the headlining bout of next month’s UFC 187 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. Unfortunately for fight fans, that title bout is now in jeopardy due to Jones’ recent arrest on Monday evening. “Rumble” Johnson appeared on yesterday’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":131716,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2681],"tags":[98,483,9962,16],"yoast_head":"\n"Rumble" Willing To Wait A Year For Jones Fight If He Has To | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Anthony "Rumble" Johnson says he is willing to wait a year for the Jones fight if he has to. 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