{"id":220484,"date":"2017-02-01T07:27:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T15:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=220484"},"modified":"2017-02-01T07:28:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T15:28:10","slug":"dana-white-jon-jones-likely-get-immediate-title-shot-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/dana-white-jon-jones-likely-get-immediate-title-shot-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White: Jon Jones likely to get immediate title shot when he returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, in the main event of UFC 200, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was expected to take on current champion Daniel Cormier in a bid to reclaim the title that was once his. Regrettably,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/jon-jones-vs-daniel-cormier-off-ufc-200-brock-lesnar-vs-mark-hunt-new-main-event\/\">Jones was forced out of this planned fight<\/a> after a failed drug test, and was subsequently handed <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/jon-jones-releases-statement-one-year-suspension-failed-usada-drug-test\/\">a year-long suspension<\/a> (retroactive to the date of the failed test).<\/p>\n<p>In July, Jones will once again be eligible\u00a0to compete. And though there has been some speculation that he might take a tune up fight before fighting for the title again, UFC President Dana White recently explained that he expects Jones will receive an immediate title shot upon his return. White gave his thoughts on the situation on a recent episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/ufc-unfiltered\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Unfiltered<\/a> podcast.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cJon Jones is supposed to return around July so the timing is perfect,&#8221; White said. &#8220;I haven\u2019t talked to him. I have not talked to Jon Jones since the whole incident [at UFC 200]. Depending on where Jon\u2019s head is and where he thinks he is, I would assume he would come right back and try to get his title back.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The reason White is keen to thrust Jones right into a title fight is that, in his opinion, nothing else really makes sense.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThe problem with this sport, there is no light one. If you\u2019re going to go in there and give it, at least go in and try to get your belt back. It\u2019s like everyone was saying Ronda should have had a tune up [fight]. There are no tune-up fights. When you break into the top five in the world, everybody\u2019s nasty. Everybody\u2019s nasty. What you don\u2019t want to do is lose to somebody [ranked] 8, 9, 10. It knocks you right out of the top 10 and it doesn\u2019t make sense.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Do you think Jon Jones should receive an immediate title fight upon his return to the cage? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 2\/1\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, in the main event of UFC 200, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was expected to take on current champion Daniel Cormier in a bid to reclaim the title that was once his. 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