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Stipe Miocic has a more than reasonable explanation to not be in consideration for a Jon Jones fight. It was recently revealed that the UFC was in serious talks for Jones to make his return, with primary plans being for him to face Francis Ngannou for …
Stipe Miocic has a more than reasonable explanation to not be in consideration for a Jon Jones fight. It was recently revealed that the UFC was in serious talks for Jones to make his return, with primary plans being for him to face Francis Ngannou for the title and a back-up plan being for the…
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MMA reporter Ariel Helwani believes that the legendary career of heavyweight great Stipe Miocic may have reached its conclusion. It’s been well over a year since Miocic, who’s widely regarded as MMA’s heavyweight GOAT, appeared inside…
MMA reporter Ariel Helwani believes that the legendary career of heavyweight great Stipe Miocic may have reached its conclusion. It’s been well over a year since Miocic, who’s widely regarded as MMA’s heavyweight GOAT, appeared inside the Octagon. His most recent outing came last March at UFC 260, where he ran it back with Cameroonian…
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The long-rumored heavyweight bout for UFC 282 between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic appears to be dead in the water. It’s been nearly three years since we last saw Jon Jones inside the Octagon. The former light heavyweight champion vacated his title following another successful defense against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247. Since then, Jon […]
The long-rumored heavyweight bout for UFC 282 between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic appears to be dead in the water.
It’s been nearly three years since we last saw Jon Jones inside the Octagon. The former light heavyweight champion vacated his title following another successful defense against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247. Since then, Jon Jones has been focused on building muscle for a move to the heavyweight division. His long-awaited heavyweight debut appeared to be closer than ever as rumors swirled about a potential late-2022 return against former heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. It now appears that fight is off the docket.
Renowned MMA journalist Ariel Helwani spoke about the breakdown in negotiations for the heavyweight matchup on a recent episode of ‘The MMA Hour‘ on YouTube. Helwani believes it came down to the UFC refusing to “come correct” with their offer to Miocic.
“I think once they didn’t really come correct with an offer – and that’s really what happened here,” Helwani said. “It was like a ‘Hey, you wanna fight him, here’s the amount, take it or leave it.’ And [Stipe Miocic] was like ‘Uuuuh,’ and then they just moved on.
“So now I think they’re gonna try to make the fight against Ngannou in March, and if they do that, who is Stipe going to fight? Is he going to be motivated to fight for way less money to fight a Ciryl Gane or Curtis Blaydes? I can’t see it happening. So wouldn’t shock me if we never see him again. Could he come back? Sure. Next week, great! But wouldn’t shock me if we never see him again.”
Jon Jones says he's preparing to fight for Stipe Miocic in December
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With the promotion now eyeing a heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in early 2023, Helwani believes we may never see Stipe Miocic step inside of the Octagon again.
“I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if this marks the end of Stipe’s career,” Helwani stated. “Stipe is going to go off into the night very quietly. Stipe was never going to make a big hullabaloo. Maybe it’s a [social media] post or something like that. He’s a pretty quiet guy, private guy, likes his life as a firefighter. He was not going to make a big deal of the end of his fighting career.”
Should this be the end of Stipe Miocic’s career, the Cleveland native will undoubtedly go down as the greatest UFC heavyweight of all time.
As a two-time heavyweight titleholder, Miocic defended the crown a record-setting four times and is currently tied with legend Randy Couture for the most wins in heavyweight title fights. He also holds the distinction of earning the most post-fight bonus awards in heavyweight history with nine.
Jon Jones is looking to make his highly anticipated move to the heavyweight division soon, as it looks like Jones will be facing Stipe Miocic. Jones hasn’t competed in the UFC since his last title defense at light heavyweight back in 2020 at UFC 247. He walked out victorious that night, beating Dominick Reyes by […]
Jon Jones is looking to make his highly anticipated move to the heavyweight division soon, as it looks like Jones will be facing Stipe Miocic.
Jones hasn’t competed in the UFC since his last title defense at light heavyweight back in 2020 at UFC 247. He walked out victorious that night, beating Dominick Reyes by unanimous decision, but it was a close fight that could have been scored either way. MMA fans were screaming that Reyes was robbed that night, but the judges saw it differently.
Recently Ariel Helwani had reported that the UFC was trying to come to an agreement with Jones to fight Ngannou, but his contract dispute with the UFC and his injury was holding up the fight being booked. Helwani labeled the fight between Jones and Ngannou at UFC 282, a “long shot”. Ngannou has been nursing a knee injury he sustained in his last title defense against Ciryl Gane.
With the Ngannou bout looking impossible, the UFC has been trying to book former heavyweight champion Miocic and Jones for the headlining bout at UFC 282.
“I’m preparing to fight Stipe December 10 in Las Vegas. Not really sure what’s going on between Stipe and the UFC but I’m ready to compete! I’m going to control what I can and stay in shape.” Jones tweeted.
As of now, Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira are slated to headline the card. That bout is also a highly anticipated rematch for the light heavyweight championship. Prochazka made a miraculous comeback in their first fight, as he was able to submit Teixeira in the final round of their bout.
Jon Jones is once again teasing his UFC retur
Jon Jones is once again teasing his UFC retur
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is targeting a December 10th return but the opponent remains uncertain. Jones is set to make his heavyweight debut at a later date, but he’s been sidelined for nearly three years due to a variety of…
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is targeting a December 10th return but the opponent remains uncertain. Jones is set to make his heavyweight debut at a later date, but he’s been sidelined for nearly three years due to a variety of circumstances. He’s been linked to a matchup with UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis…
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