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Former UFC title contender Anthony Johnson was once scheduled to face Jon Jones<\/a> for the UFC light heavyweight title.<\/p>\n

That all got scrapped when Jones was arrested after being involved in a hit-and-run accident<\/a> and then was suspended from the UFC and stripped of his title.<\/p>\n

With Jones most recent debacle of testing positive for banned substances<\/a>, Johnson has come to a realization that he will never meet Jones in the Octagon.<\/p>\n

“It’s just not gonna happen — at this point, I know it’s not gonna happen,” Johnson told ESPN.com<\/a>. “It is what it is. I’m moving forward. Everybody is moving forward. I’m still shooting high and trying to do what I can in this sport. I’m not focused on Jon anymore. And I can tell you Daniel Cormier, Glover — they’re not focused on Jon, either. Nobody in this division is focused on Jon anymore. That’s a fact.”<\/p>\n

While “Rumble” says that the division has already lost sight of Jones, he still feels sorry for the former champion.<\/p>\n

“I’m not mad at Jon. It doesn’t affect me, but I feel bad for the man, you know? I wish the best for everybody. I wish he would have made a smarter decision. If he did take those estrogen blockers or whatever, I wish he was smarter than that. But Jon is his own man. It is what it is. It’s on Jon, not me.”<\/p>\n

Anthony Johnson is set to fight Glover Teixeira<\/a> at UFC 202, which will be headlined by Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n

Who are you picking to win in these UFC 202 matchups? Sound off in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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