{"id":191770,"date":"2016-04-14T23:02:55","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T06:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=191770"},"modified":"2016-04-14T23:02:55","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T06:02:55","slug":"video-rashad-evans-disappointed-he-isnt-fighting-jon-jones-at-ufc-197","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-rashad-evans-disappointed-he-isnt-fighting-jon-jones-at-ufc-197\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Rashad Evans disappointed he isn&#8217;t fighting Jon Jones at UFC 197"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rashad Evans Disappointed He Couldn&#039;t Get Jon Jones Rematch at UFC 197\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BjthHjhm2qo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When Daniel Cormier <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/daniel-cormier\/report-daniel-cormier-out-of-ufc-197-fight-with-jon-jones\/\">withdrew from UFC 197<\/a> with a leg injury, the UFC began looking for a replacement opponent to fight Jones in the main event.<\/p>\n<p>After Anthony Johnson turned down the fight due to recently having mouth surgery, many people began calling for Rashad Evans to step in on short notice and have a rematch with Jones.  <\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Ovince Saint Preux was selected as a fill-in opponent for Jones on short notice, and the bout was made an <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/breaking-ovince-saint-preux-steps-in-to-face-jon-jones-at-ufc-197\/\">interim light heavyweight title fight.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the video above Evans discusses why he is disappointed he didn&#8217;t get the rematch with Jones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Daniel Cormier withdrew from UFC 197 with a leg injury, the UFC began looking for a replacement opponent to fight Jones in the main event. 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