Jon Jones: Opponent switch -- not ring rust -- affected performance at UFC 197, would've beat up Daniel Cormier 'pretty good'

Joshua Dahl-USA TODAY SportsJon Jones may have looked rusty and not been his usual dominant self during his interim title fight against Ovince Saint Preux in the main event of UFC 197 last night (Sat., April 23, 2016) in Las Vegas, Nevada; but he still feels he could have defeated Daniel Cormier at the pay-per-view (PPV) event.

That's what he declared during the UFC 197 post-fight presser (see it again here) as he went on to say the last-minute switch in foes stifled his gameplan and performance a bit.

His words:

"I think it was more the switch of opponent. If you've been following my career, you know how big I'm into studying. I'm huge into studying. Me and my team, that's what we do. It's…