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Jon Jones Suspended, Stripped of Title, Replaced by Daniel Cormier at UFC 187

The UFC stripped light heavyweight champion Jon Jones of his title and issued him an indefinite suspension Tuesday. Those actions came as a result of the fighter's arrest on a "felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident involving death or personal injuries," per Marc Raimondi of MMAFighting.com. 

Fox Sports Live provided the details:

BREAKING: Jon Jones has been stripped of his title and is suspended indefinitely. pic.twitter.com/PmgKSDx75P

— FOX Sports Live (@FOXSportsLive) April 29, 2015

The UFC released a statement on the suspension via its official website:

UFC announced that it has suspended Jon Jones indefinitely and stripped him of the light heavyweight title as a result of violations of the organization’s Athlete Code of Conduct Policy.