UFC 187:What Might Happen to Jones' Title

Booking two title fights on the same card is great for fans. It makes the PPV event hard to pass up and more enticing to pay for. But lately it seems to be the savior of the event all together.

The latest reports in the Jon Jones "Hit and Run" saga have seen the charges against Jones escalate from misdemeanor to felony. These charges could see Jones facing up to 3 years of jail time. With these new developments it would seem those who speculated that the main event at UFC 187 would not be taking place may be right. With a month to go before the fight between Jon Jones and Anthony Johnson the UFC might have to take advantage of the phrase "fight card subject to change."

The obvious move would be to bump the middleweight title fight between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort to the main event spot. But the fate of Jon Jones is still unknown so the UFC must decide whether it wants to delay the fight or have an interim title fight. With the charges against Jones having a penalty of three years of prison time, its likely Jones might have to be stripped of his title. At the very least there would have to be an interim champion.

But who would the UFC have to call to take Jones' spot to face Anthony "Rumble" Johnson with only one month to go. If the current rankings are indication, the # 3 ranked Daniel Cormier would receive a second shot at UFC gold. Cormier was the last to challenge Jones for the Light Heavyweight crown but after five rounds, he did not do enough to earn a victory. But the unexpected events in Albuquerque might give Cormier a last minute opportunity to reach the top of the UFC Light Heavyweight division.

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