• Anthony Johnson kicks Daniel Cormier during their light heavyweight title bout at UFC 187 on Saturday. John Locher / AP
    Anthony Johnson kicks Daniel Cormier during their light heavyweight title bout at UFC 187 on Saturday. John Locher / AP
  • Daniel Cormier lifts Anthony Johnson during their light heavyweight title fight on Saturday in Las Vegas at UFC 187. John Locher / AP
    Daniel Cormier lifts Anthony Johnson during their light heavyweight title fight on Saturday in Las Vegas at UFC 187. John Locher / AP
  • Chris Weidman, right, and Vitor Belfort trade blows during their middleweight fight at UFC 187 on Saturday. Weidman won with a first round knockout. John Locher / AP
    Chris Weidman, right, and Vitor Belfort trade blows during their middleweight fight at UFC 187 on Saturday. Weidman won with a first round knockout. John Locher / AP
  • Chris Weidman blocks a Vitor Belfort kick during their fight on Saturday at UFC 187. John Locher / AP
    Chris Weidman blocks a Vitor Belfort kick during their fight on Saturday at UFC 187. John Locher / AP
  • Chris Weidman celebrates after defeating Vitor Belfort in their middleweight fight at UFC 187. John Locher / AP
    Chris Weidman celebrates after defeating Vitor Belfort in their middleweight fight at UFC 187. John Locher / AP
  • John Makdessi punches Donald Cerrone during their lightweight fight on Saturday at UFC 187. Cerrone won with a second round knockout. John Locher / AP
    John Makdessi punches Donald Cerrone during their lightweight fight on Saturday at UFC 187. Cerrone won with a second round knockout. John Locher / AP
  • Andrei Arlovski celebrates after defeating Travis Browne in their heavyweight fight at UFC 187 on Saturday. John Locher / AP
    Andrei Arlovski celebrates after defeating Travis Browne in their heavyweight fight at UFC 187 on Saturday. John Locher / AP
  • Joseph Benavidez kicks John Moraga during their flyweight fight at UFC 187 on Saturday in Las Vegas. John Locher / AP
    Joseph Benavidez kicks John Moraga during their flyweight fight at UFC 187 on Saturday in Las Vegas. John Locher / AP

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Daniel Cormier defeats Anthony Johnson, fills UFC’s Jon Jones void – in pictures

Jake Badger

May 24, 2015

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Images from UFC 187 on Saturday night as Daniel Cormier took hold of the vacant UFC light heavyweight title in Jon Jones’s absence from the sport with a third-round rear-naked choke submission of Anthony Johnson. Chris Weidman, Donald Cerrone, Andrei Arlovski and Joseph Benavidez also won main card fights. Click the arrows below to scroll through the photos.

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