The Walkmen: UFC 197 ‘Jones vs. St. Preux’

Jon Jones returned to the Ultimate Fighting Championship for the first time in more than a year, as he headlined UFC 197 on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. “Bones” opted to go with “Coming Home,” from P. Diddy and Skylar Grey, as his primary walkout track, and after he took a unanimous decision from Ovince St. Preux over five rounds, it became clear the former UFC light heavyweight champion had certainly come home.

UFC 197 was a jigsaw puzzle of many types of fights, as a few snoozers were offset by some sensational knockouts. As usual, the fighters’ entrance music was as diverse as the fights themselves.

One of the highlights was Carla Esparza’s choice of the Metallica classic “Harvester of Sorrow” prior to her decision victory over Juliana Lima. Meanwhile, Clint Hester may not have walked away with a win, but he gets points for originality by walking out to his own song, “I Bang.” Finally, no one could argue with gold medalist Henry Cejudo using the Olympic Games theme before kicking into Alejandro Fernandez’s “Como Quien Pierde una Estrella,” even though he failed in his bid to dethrone flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson.

Other notable song choices included Mac Dre’s “Feeling Myself” (Andre Fili), AC/DC’s “TNT” (Lima) and People in Planes’ “Last Man Standing” (Chris Kelades).

A rundown follows:

UFC 197 Walkout Songs
Jon Jones: 50 Cent | “God Gave Me Style” / P. Diddy and Skylar Grey | “Coming Home”
Ovince St. Preux: Rick Ross and Future | “No Games”
Demetrious Johnson: Jay-Z and Kanye West | “Who Gon Stop Me”
Henry Cejudo: Alejandro Fernandez | “Como Quien Pierde una Estrella”
Anthony Pettis: Drake | “Summer Sixteen”
Edson Barboza: Oficina G3 | “Meus Proprios Meios”
Robert Whittaker: Body Head Bangerz | “Can’t Be Touched”
Rafael Natal: Francisco Manuel da Silva | “Brazilian National Anthem”
Andre Fili: Mac Dre | “Feeling Myself”
Yair Rodriguez: El Corrido de Chihuahua | “Los Rieleros del Norte”
Sergio Pettis: Drake | “6 Man”
Chris Kelades: People in Planes | “Last Man Standing”
Danny Roberts: Gil Scott-Heron | “Me and the Devil”
Dominique Steele: Ab-Soul | “Track Two”
Carla Esparza: Metallica | “Harvester of Sorrow”
Juliana Lima: AC/DC | “TNT”
Glaico Franca: Wiz Khalifa | “Black and Yellow”
James Vick: Kevin Gates, Sage the Gemini and Juicy J. | “Payback”
Cody East: Disturbed | “Down with the Sickness”
Walt Harris: Travis Greene | “Intentional”
Clint Hester: Clint Hester | “I Bang”
Marcos Rogerio de Lima: Pregador Luo | “Derrubando Muralhas”
Efrain Escudero: Antonio Aguilar | “Viva Mexico”
Kevin Lee: Trick Trick | “Welcome 2 Detroit”