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MMA analyst Robin Black breaks down Daniel Cormier v Jon Jones 2 at UFC 200

Canadian MMA analyst delivers another comprehensive high-octane technical fight preview ahead of the UFC 200 main event between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones

UFC 200 on July 9 features one of the biggest title fights in the UFC, as light-heavyweight champion of the world Daniel Cormier takes on interim champ Jon Jones for a second time.

It’s a mouth-watering title unification battle that looks set to capture the imagination of fight fans around the world, as the UFC’s biggest grudge match gets a second chapter.

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Pressure fighter: Daniel Cormier

The pair initially met at UFC 182 in January 2015, where their rivalry boiled over with a brawl during a photocall in the lobby of the MGM Grand hotel.

Jones won the battle on fight night, beating Cormier by unanimous decision to retain his title.

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Master of range: Jon Jones

But after a hit-and-run incident landed him in hot water with the authorities, Jones was stripped of his title, as Cormier became the UFC’s now king at 205lbs with victory over Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson.

Now Jones is back, having shaken off the Octagon rust in a laboured, but successful, interim title fight with Ovince Saint-Preux at UFC 197 in April this year.

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Eagerly-anticipated rematch: Cormier and Jones will do battle again at UFC 200

And with the pair all set to renew hostilities in the main event at UFC 200, Canadian MMA analyst Robin Black brings us his high-energy take on where the battle will be won and lost.

It’s as big a title fight as the UFC could stage on the biggest fight week of the year, and it takes place on Saturday night, July 9, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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Champion versus (interim) champion: Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones form the headline act of UFC International Fight Week

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