light-heavyweight king makes his long-awaited return following a 16-month layoff against Ovince

Toulon won 32-15 at Stade Toulousain,?with 14 points from Leigh Halfpenny crucial in the visitors win.Tries from Guilhem Guirado and Axel Muller, combined with a regular stream of points from Halfpenny put Toulon 18-9 ahead at the half-time break.Stade Toulousain kept in touch for much of the second half, ?but a drop goal from Francois Trinh-Duc and a late try from Charles Olllivon secured victory for Toulon.Stade Toulousain did not manage to score a try, their points coming through five penalties, two from Florian Fritz and three by Sebastian Bezy.Grenoble defeated Brive 36-23 in a lively match featuring five converted tries, five penalties and two red cards.?Grenoble led 20-13 at half-time thanks to tries from Sona Taumalolo and Charl McLeod, with Benjamin Lapeyre crossing for Brive.The drama was only just starting though, as in stoppage time at the end of the opening half , as Grenoble players Damien Jourdain and Sona Taumalolo were sent off, as was Nigel Hunt of Brive.?Despite playing an entire half with a man advantage Brive couldnt make it count, scoring just one try through Kakha Asieshvilli.Geetan Germain kicked 13 points for the visitors, but a second half try from Armond Battle, combined with Jonathan Wisniewski scoring 18 points with the boot, ensured Grenoble secured the win.Clermont Auvergne put in a superb performance as they brushed aside Racing 92 47-10.?Clermont led 27-0 at half-time thanks to 12 points from the boot of Morgan Parra, and a penalty try, with Noa Nakaitaci and Camille Lopez also touching down.A penalty from Maxime Machenaud got Racing 92 on the board just before the break, Clermont 27-3 ahead.The hosts dominance continued in the second half, with a Lopez drop goal and further tries from hat trick hero Nakaitaci and Davit Zirakashvili giving Clermont a whopping 44-point lead before a late Sean Robinson try for the visitors.Stade Francais edged past Castres 29-25 in an action-packed match at Stade Jean-Bounin.The hosts led 13-9 at half-time, a try from Jules Plisson the difference between the teams, before an explosive second-half.Penalties were traded before, with Stade Francais 19-12 ahead, Jules Plisson was sent off just before the hour mark.A converted try from David Smith put Castres in the lead, but two minutes later a converted try from Geoffrey Doumayrou made it 26-22 to Stade Francais.A penalty from Bejamin Urdapilleta, who kicked 17 points across the match, left Castres just a point behind, with eight minutes left and a one man advantage.The game had one score left in it, but that came to Stade Francais, a penalty from Julien Dupuy securing a narrow victory for the hosts.Bordeaux Begles beat Bayonne 40-20, outscoring the visitors by four tries to two.Adam Ashley-Cooper and Blair Connor both crossed for Bordeaux, whilst Julien Rey scored a brace of tries.Ian Madigan kicked 16 points for the hosts and Lionel Beauxis converted two late tries in a match Bordeaux led throughout.Romain Martial and Gregory Arganese scored tries for Bayonne, whilst Willie du Plessis struck 8 points with the boot.La Rochelle scored four converted tries to comfortably defeat Lyon 43-18.Paul Jordan and Gabriel Lacroix both crossed for La Rochelle, with Kini Murimurivalu notching a brace of tries inbetween them.Jules Lebail kicked 18 points for the hosts, whilst Zack Holmes scored five.Lyon failed to score a try, Jacques-Louis Potgieter notching four penalties, Jerome Porical kicking two.Montpellier Herault secured a convincing 41-13 victory over Pau, thanks primarily to 19 points from Benoit Paillaugue.Paillague went over in the first half for Montpellier, and a penalty try left the hosts in command.Moses Ratuvo scored for Pau, but a try from Vincent Martin in first-half stoppage time put Montpellier 24-8 ahead at the break.After the break Vincent Martin and Marvin OConnor scored for Montpellier.Mehdi Boundjema added a consolation try for Pau late on, with a converted penalty try for Montpellier completing the scoring. 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Chris Webber Kings Jersey .Y. -- Injured Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno did not practice with the team Monday and head coach Ron Rolston said its unlikely hell play in Wednesdays season opener in Detroit.UFC president Dana White has warned Conor McGregor he will be stripped of his featherweight title unless he quickly moves to clarify his future fighting plans. Irish superstar McGregor stunned the world of mixed martial arts by announcing his retirement from the sport with a brief tweet on Tuesday. The UFC acted quickly by announcing it had pulled him from the main event of its blockbuster UFC 200 card on July 9 after he refused to travel to Las Vegas later this week to promote the landmark card. UFC president Dana White wants to plan UFC 200 McGregor was scheduled to face Nate Diaz in a rematch of their March welterweight fight, which the American won via second-round submission.Also on the card, former featherweight champion Jose Aldo is scheduled to meet Frankie Edgar for an interim featherweight title.The plan was for the winner to then face McGregor later this year but White has warned the Irishman that Aldo and Edgar will fight for the real belt unless he clarifies his position. McGregor defeated Jose Aldo to win the UFC featherweight title last December Thats the thing: Conor needs to clear up this whole retirement thing and clear it up fast because if hes retired, then at UFC 200 Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar are fighting for the vacant title then, White said, during an appearance on Wednesdays episode of The Herd on Fox Sports 1.When asked if he believed McGregor has truly retired from MMA, White said: I do not.White said he believes McGregor will fight in the next year before adding the mixed-martial arts superstar could still feature at UFC 200. McGregor pulled from UFC 200 Conor McGregor pulled from UFC 200 amid retirement speculation If he called me after this interview wed probably still do it, White said. The problem is this - you have to be here to promote your fight and you have to shoot this commercial.Were spending $10m in promotion for UFC 200 and all that money is in motion. You cant do this. I dont care who you are or how big you are, you cant do this.As things stand, the UFC are left scrambling to find a main event for a card they announced a year ago. The rest of the card had been met with a mixed reaction from fans before McGregor was pulled and being forced to withdraw the sports biggest pay-per-view star does nothing to further the UFCs cause. Nate Diaz is without an opponent for UFC 200 Diaz is without an opponent but appears far from certain to stay in the main event slot without McGregor.ddddddddddddPrior to his win over McGregor at UFC 196 in March, Diaz - who was called up to fight on late notice after an injury to lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos - had never headlined a UFC pay-per-view event.The Stockton native was soundly beaten by Dos Anjos at the end of 2014, and he suffered unanimous-decision defeats to Dong Hyun Kim and Rory MacDonald in his only two fights at welterweight, making a shot against welterweight champion Robbie Lawler hard to justify.McGregor is a superstar who transcends the sport and - aside from probably Ronda Rousey - is the only active fighter the UFC would allow to headline one of the biggest nights in its history without a world title on the line. Jon Jones will face Ovince Saint Preux for an interim light heavyweight title at UFC 197 The most obvious candidate to step into the breach may be pound-for-pound number one Jon Jones.The former light-heavyweight king makes his long-awaited return following a 16-month layoff against Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197 this Saturday.Jones was originally supposed to face Daniel Cormier but the reigning light-heavyweight champion was forced to pull out of the bout due to injury.Providing Jones comes through against Saint Preux unscathed, his rematch with Cormier would emerge as the most natural candidate to fill the void at UFC 200. That is a prospect which would excite Jones. Why did McGregor retire? Was Conor McGregors UFC exit always on the cards? Absolutely, I would totally step in to UFC 200 and fill in that main event or co-main event slot, Jones told media on Wednesday.Though Jones may stand to benefit from McGregors apparent rift with the UFC, he was quick to offer support to the Irishman.Hats off to him for standing up for what he believes is right, Jones added At the end of the day, business is business, and the guy obviously has respect for himself and his talents.Fights like this will help fighters in the future. So, I respect his balls. I respect his willingness to fight for what is right. Also See: Why did McGregor retire? McGregor pulled from UFC 200 Who is UFCs real No 1? Saint Preux v Jones at UFC 197 ' ' '