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Tom Aspinall confirms plan to attend UFC 295 in November ahead of Jon Jones, Stipe Miocic title fight

UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall intends to be cageside for the upcoming title clash between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic at UFC 295. Aspinall is fresh off a comeback win following suffering an ACL injury almost a year to the day against Curtis Blaydes. The Englishman made quick work off Marcin Tybura last weekend, dispatching of […]

UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall intends to be cageside for the upcoming title clash between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic at UFC 295.

Aspinall is fresh off a comeback win following suffering an ACL injury almost a year to the day against Curtis Blaydes. The Englishman made quick work off Marcin Tybura last weekend, dispatching of him after landing a massive right at just over the minute mark.

The 30-year-old made his vision very clear during his post-fight speech and would state his claim for a future title shot.

“I’m gonna go to Paris, I’m gonna sit in the front row and see Cyril Gane vs. Serghei Spivak, I’m gonna beat the winner and then I’m gonna beat Jon Jones,” said Aspinall.

Aspinall will seemingly be taking it once step further, in a report by Chisanga Malata, will also be cageside for Jones’s upcoming UFC heavyweight title defence against Miocic.

Tom Aspinall tells me he plans to attend #UFC 295 to watch Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic in person.
‘He hopes to fight on the card but will settle for being octagonside to further insert himself into the conversation.’ – Chisanga Malata via Twitter.

Will Tom Aspinall face Jon Jones?

Of course, there would be several things that will have to go right, and if the past few years of the heavyweight division are something to go off – fans shouldn’t get too optimistic. However, the thought of an Aspinall Vs. Jones is mouth watering, and with Aspinall’s unique skillset it is a genuinely compelling fight.

Jones will have to defeat multiple time UFC champion Miocic, and even then, ‘Bones’ has made recent comments regarding retirement.

Aspinall is set to face the winner of Gane and Spivak, the latter of which he has already defeated compressively, but to the Moldavan’s credit he has made serious improvements since. Gane, who is the betting favrioute, would present a new challenge to Aspinall and would be clash between two the two best ‘new-age’ heavyweights.

How do you see a Jon Jones Vs, Tom Aspinall matchup playing out?

Stipe Miocic admits massive challenge in store against Jon Jones at UFC 295: ‘He’s very dangerous from everywhere’

Despite previously admitting his confidence in toppling undisputed heavyweight champion, Jon Jones in their November title fight at UFC 295, former two-time division champion, Stipe Miocic admits the Endicott native is hugely “dangerous from everywhere” ahead of their pairing. Miocic, a former two-time undisputed heavyweight champion, is slated to snap his hiatus from the Octagon […]

Miocic, a former two-time undisputed heavyweight champion, is slated to snap his hiatus from the Octagon in November, headlining UFC 295 from Madison Square Garden, taking on former two-time light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones.

Sidelined since March 2021, Miocic most recently suffered a thunderous second round knockout loss to former undisputed titleholder, Francis Nganno in the pair’s championship rematch.

A two-time titleholder at the weight class, however, Miocic first won gold back in 2016 in a stunning knockout win over Fabricio Werdum in Brazil, the Ohio native would then regain his throne in 2019 with a knockout win over common-foe, Daniel Cormier, before defeating the former two-weight champion again in a subsequent rubber match.

Stipe Miocics touts the tools of Jon Jones ahead of their UFC 295 clash

Touted as the consensus greatest heavyweight to ever compete under the banner of the UFC, Miocic maintains that he can do whatever he likes to Jones when they fight, and can dictate the pace, but insists the former Jackson-Wink MMA staple is “very dangerous”.

“I’m not going to let him (Jon Jones) dictate what he wants to do,” Stipe Miocic said on the Believe You Me podcast. “I’m going to dictate what I want to do. I’m going to do what I want. The minute I let him stop doing what I want, I’ve lost the fight. But if I do what I want, my chances are a lot better of winning than losing.”

“I’m not like that,” Stipe Miocic explained. “You could say I’m a basic b*tch – I’m more like a one-two, one-two kick. I’m simple. He’s very dangerous from everywhere. He does things you wouldn’t expect, so I need to prepare for everything.”

Stipe Miocic admits massive challenge in store against Jon Jones at UFC 295: ‘He’s very dangerous from everywhere’

Sidelined since March 2021, Miocic most recently suffered a thunderous second round knockout loss to former undisputed titleholder, Francis Nganno in the pair’s championship rematch.

Stipe Miocics touts the tools of Jon Jones ahead of their UFC 295 clash

Stipe Miocic issued warning ahead of UFC 295: ‘You’re not fighting a fire, you’re fighting Jon Jones’

Former UFC bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz shares concerns over Stipe Miocic’s training for his upcoming fight against Jon Jones. It was recently announced that former heavyweight ruler, Miocic, would be taking the newly crowned Jones in the main event of UFC 295 on November 11. The matchup comes following Jones’ in-cage callout of Miocic, and […]

Former UFC bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz shares concerns over Stipe Miocic’s training for his upcoming fight against Jon Jones.

It was recently announced that former heavyweight ruler, Miocic, would be taking the newly crowned Jones in the main event of UFC 295 on November 11. The matchup comes following Jones’ in-cage callout of Miocic, and subsequent months of talks – being held in the world famous Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Miocic is widely regarded as the greatest heavyweight champion, but has not competed since his heavy knockout loss to Francis Ngannou in March of 2021, and will be 41 by the time the fight comes around.

Dominick Cruz casts doubt on stipe Miocic’s training

Miocic is also a fireman, something he has proudly kept up throughout his fighting career, but when analysing the fight Cruz said that this could be a detriment come fight night. While it is undoubtedly a heroic thing to do, Jones is one of the greatest fighter ever and Cruz questioned whether Miocic has been able to give the giant task ahead his full attention.

“Am I the only one who doesn’t know how much Stipe’s been training?” Cruz asked. “Have we been seeing videos of him training a lot? Where’s he been? Is he doing martial arts against trees? Because he’s facing a giant, giant man that can fight and it’s not a fire. I’m just wondering. You’re not fighting a fire, you’re fighting Jon Jones. Have you been fighting humans in the woods? I’m just trying to understand what you’re doing to prepare.

“He was training a lot consistently and fighting a lot consistently,” Cruz continued. “What has he been doing now? Fighting fires, right? I’m just curious.”

Dominick Cruz along with Michael Bisping and Jon Anik break down the upcoming heavyweight fight

Do you agree with Dominick Cruz? Or will the time off not bother Stipe Miocic?

Stipe Miocic promises title win over Jon Jones in UFC 295 showdown: ‘I’m going to come out on top’

Now officially slated for his first outing since 2021, former two-time undisputed heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic has vowed to topple current champion, Jon Jones at UFC 295 in November – minting himself as the first three-time heavyweight champion in the promotion’s antiquity. Miocic, who currently holds the number three ranked heavyweight contender under the banner […]

Miocic, who currently holds the number three ranked heavyweight contender under the banner of the UFC, has yet to return to the Octagon since he headlined UFC 260 back in March 2021, where he dropped his undisputed heavyweight crown in a one-sided second round KO loss to Francis Ngannou in the pair’s title rematch.

As for Jones, the Endicott veteran and former two-time light heavyweight champion, made his three-year-plus hiatus snapping return at UFC 285 back in March, landing vacant heavyweight gold with his dominant opening round guillotine choke win against former interim champion, Ciryl Gane.

And now officially booked for his first defense of the undisputed heavyweight title later this year, former Jackson-Wink MMA staple, Jones is slated to headline UFC 295 on November 11. from Madison Square Garden, taking on Ohio veteran, Miocic.

Stipe Miocic predicts title redemption in UFC return against Jon Jones

Welcoming his billed legacy clash with Jones, Miocic remains supremely confident of landing gold for the third time, despite his lengthy layoff from the Octagon.

“I thought it was going to be [in] July, but it didn’t happen that way,” Stipe Miocic told Megan Olivi during UFC 290. “It’s November 11th, I’ve been waiting for this day. It’s the fight I want. It’s the fight he wants. Nothing better.”

“I think it’s just the two styles – styles make matchups – we have two great styles to make electricity, a lot of fireworks,” Stipe Miocic continued. “I’m going to come out on top and show a lot of people that i deserve to be the heavyweight champion.”

Daniel Cormier believes Stipe Miocic ‘could be a problem’ for Jon Jones in UFC 295 title fight

Daniel Cormier offered his take on the recently announced heavyweight world title tilt between reigning champion Jon Jones and former two-time titleholder Stipe Miocic. In the midst of International Fight Week, the promotion announced that Jones vs. Miocic would go at UFC 295 inside the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, this November. Jones […]

Daniel Cormier offered his take on the recently announced heavyweight world title tilt between reigning champion Jon Jones and former two-time titleholder Stipe Miocic.

In the midst of International Fight Week, the promotion announced that Jones vs. Miocic would go at UFC 295 inside the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, this November. Jones returned from a three-year-long layoff in March and captured the heavyweight crown with a quick two-minute submission against top contender Ciryl Gane at UFC 285. He was initially looking to make a quick turnaround, squaring off with the general consensus heavyweight GOAT at this past weekend’s pay-per-view offering. Instead, fans will be treated to the highly anticipated clash at MSG in NYC.

Speaking about the heavyweight showdown was former two-division UFC titleholder Daniel Cormier, who is perhaps the most qualified man to break down the fight given his history with both men.

“This fight will be determined very early, at least in my opinion,” Cormier explained on his YouTube channel. “Because we will know from the very start of the fight whether or not we are seeing the Stipe Miocic from before or if we’re seeing a slowed-down version of the former champion. We’ll know that very quick.

“Because what we already know is that we do get a little bit of a slower version of Jon Jones. He is a little bit different than he was when he was a light heavyweight. No one could watch that fight with Ciryl and think any different. Because the left hand that the threw that ultimately led to the takedown was a lot slower. He even admits it — he goes ‘I gained 30 pounds, of course I’m going to be slower.’ But if Miocic is fast, if Miocic with his boxing background, Golden Gloves, is still fast, that could give Jones problems” (h/t MMA Fighting).

DC Believes Stipe Miocic vs. Jon Jones Will Come Down to Who Has Been Able to Maintain Their Speed

Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier met on two separate occasions, the first coming at UFC 182 in January 2015. ‘Bones’ retained the light heavyweight title, scoring a unanimous decision victory over DC. Their second meeting would come two and a half years later at UFC 214. Jones once again left the arena victorious following a third-round knockout, but the result was later overturned after Jones tested positive for a turinabol metabolite.

“The one thing that I learned in the fights with Jones and I, was that he’s very good with his timing, he’s very good at fighting his spots, but nothing is overly fast or overly quick,” Cormier said. “His punches, his kicks are fast, his shots aren’t as fast but he’s got great timing and the ability to really pick and find those moments that he can land but Miocic is fast.

“You’ll be fighting Stipe, he’ll throw something and he’ll land and you’re’ like how did he get to me? He is fast, and if he’s still fast, he can get the job done. But if he’s slowed down, he’s almost 41 years old I think, if he’s slowed down, even a little bit, it could be a problem.”

Cormier Would Like to See Jones Drop a Few Pounds Before UFC 295

When stepping on the scale for his heavyweight debut in March, Jon Jones weighed in at 248 pounds. As a result, ‘Bones’ was noticeably slower, but his 124-second win over Gane didn’t give fans and analysts much of a sample size to assess. With Jones’ speed being a primary weapon, Cormier would like to see the champ drop a few pounds in an effort to maintain that edge in competition over the rest of the division.

“I don’t know if Jon Jones competes any better if he weighed 250 or if he weighed in at 230 pounds or 227,” Cormier said. “I think even at 227, he would be OK at heavyweight. Because then he would maintain that speed that he had, which I think would give a lot of the heavyweights problems. That’s why I gave them problems. You’re fast for them, they’re a bit too slow.”

Whether or not Jon Jones walks into the bout carrying some unnecessary weight, Cormier knows that in the end, it all comes down to Jones simply doing what he’s always done inside the Octagon.

“He’s just got to be Jon Jones,” Cormier said. “He’s good. He’s talented. If you ask me in their prime, who would win this fight after fighting them both? I would probably say Jones, especially if he’s fighting at light heavyweight.”

With that said, Cormier believes it would be foolish to count out Stipe Miocic, and anticipates a quick finish in their UFC 295 headliner later this year.

“Many people are going to want to count Miocic out in this fight but that’s not necessarily the case,” Cormier said. “This guy’s the real deal and he’s there to win against Jon Jones in Madison Square Garden, which will essentially be a home game for Jones.

“I believe we learn very early though, who’s going to walk away with the heavyweight championship of the world.”