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UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will stay on the UFC 200 card despite Jon Jones being pulled after being flagged for a possible anti-doping violation by the USADA.

UFC president Dana White announced that Cormier "will fight this weekend" insisting that they will get a fight done on short notice.

White noted that there are "tons of guys interested" in sliding onto the UFC 200 card in place of Jones, which is unsurprising considering the magnitude of the event. Cormier said on Wednesday night that he was going to continue training and preparing as if he was fighting and hoped to find a way to stay on the card.

"I've trained hard and long," said Cormier on Wednesday. "And if anyone would fight, I'd fight. But if it doesn't make sense for the organization or for me, then it doesn't make sense. So I really don't know what's next. It's very difficult to ask someone to come into this situation."

It appears as if he'll get his wish and stay on the card, although his opponent is still to be determined.

One opponent White ruled out quickly in his interview with Cowherd was Michael Bisping, who said on Twitter that he'd happily hop in the Octagon with Cormier. White joked -- well, somewhat joked -- that Bisping's out-of-competition training regimen includes going on benders, so he wouldn't be in condition to get in with Cormier.