Jon Jones might be out of the limelight at the moment, but he's never far from the conversation in the UFC light heavyweight division.

And those who are currently competing at the top of the 205-pound weight class are getting a little sick of hearing about the pound-for-pound champion emeritus.

Jones was a frequent topic of conversation on a Friday media call for UFC 192, which features champion Daniel Cormier's title defense against Alexander Gustafsson and a top contenders fight between former champion Rashad Evans and Ryan Bader.

The former champion has been out since an April incident in Albuquerque in which he allegedly ran a red light, struck a car operated by a pregnant woman, and then allegedly fled the scene. He's appear before a New Mexico judge on Sept. 29 to make a plea on a felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident involving great bodily harm or death.

Eventually, Cormier got tired of hearing about Jones.

"I couldn't really give a s--- about Jon Jones," said Cormier, who lost to Jones at UFC 182.

Cormier sees the interest in Jones as a media creation at a time when he's focused on defending his title against Gustafsson.

"The thing that's really f----- up is, we live our day to day lives normal, we don't worry about Jones," Cormier said. "But you ask questions about this guy, and then the headline will make it sound as though I'm over here stewing about Jon Jones."

Earlier in the conference call, though, Cormier acknowledged that the timing of Jones' hearing, just days before UFC 192, guarantees Jones' name will be in headliners throughout the buildup to the Cormier-Gustafsson fight.

"For a long time Jones has kind of been a guy who's tied to me very closely," Cormier said. "I don't anticipate that ever changing. With his hearing being so close, it adds fuel to the fire. It keeps him relevant in the division even though he's gone. It kind of allows him to stay and cast a shadow."

Cormier further elaborated that while he believes Jones should be punished for his alleged actions, he also should be allowed to return to the sport.

"Every guy on this call, myself, Gustafsson, Rashad Evans, Jon Jones, everyone wants this fight," Cormier said. "It's not just me. I'm the one asked about it more because I have the championship. But I think everyone should want him to come back and have the opportunity to compete. ... I don't know what happened, but I do know that in reality, there should be some punishment for his actions. No one should be able to do those things and not be punished with those type of actions."