UFC 197

UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held on April 23, 2016, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The event was headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Ovince Saint Preux for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. This bout was arranged after then-champion Daniel Cormier withdrew from his scheduled rematch with Jones due to injury.

The co-main event featured a flyweight title fight between champion Demetrious Johnson and challenger Henry Cejudo.

Other notable fights on the card included Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Pettis and Robert Whittaker vs. Rafael Natal.

The event drew a reported attendance of 14,622 and a live gate of $3,400,000. Jon Jones defeated Ovince Saint Preux by unanimous decision to win the interim title, and Demetrious Johnson defeated Henry Cejudo by TKO to retain his flyweight title.