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Dana White: Stripping Jon Jones of UFC title was a 'no-brainer;' he'll get immediate title shot upon return

Jon Jones may be relegated to the shelf for the immediate future, but when the ex-UFC light heavyweight champion finally clears his legal hurdles and returns from a UFC-imposed suspension, he'll be given the chance to pick up right where he left off.

"He comes right back and he fights for the title," UFC President Dana White announced on Wednesday's Jim Rome Show. "He hasn't had the time that Anderson Silva's had, but he is the most dominant champion.

"If you look at the murderer's row of the 205-pound division that he went through, and he just went through it like a hot knife through butter, I mean, he's the man.