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Report: Jon Jones out of UFC 187 fight with Anthony Johnson

Twitter has been afire with rumors about UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones today. Separating rumor from fact is very difficult in situations like this, but a legitimate outlet has apparently confirmed one thing - that Jones is out of his UFC 187 fight. Erik Fontanez of MMA Weekly has the info:

Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is out of his scheduled UFC 187 title fight against Anthony Johnson. Sources confirmed the development to MMAWeekly.com on Sunday.

Jones (21-1) has been the light heavyweight champ since UFC 128, where he defeated Mauricio Rua for the belt.