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Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Peña has hit back after Daniel Cormier dismissed her calls for an immediate rematch with Amanda Nunes. Less than a year ago, Peña shocked the world by ending the lengthy two-division rule of Nunes, who was unbeaten since 2014 and riding a 12-fight win streak at the time. After…
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UFC heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes has become frustrated with the delay of Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic’s returns to the Octagon. Jones and Miocic haven’t fought for an extended period in the UFC. Jones hasn’t fought for nearly three years as fans have waited for his heavyweight debut, while Miocic hasn’t competed since losing his…
Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has a new business venture. It has been a while since fans have seen former champion Stipe Miocic in the UFC Octagon. Miocic last fought in March of 2021 when he lost his title to reigning champion Francis N…
Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has a new business venture. It has been a while since fans have seen former champion Stipe Miocic in the UFC Octagon. Miocic last fought in March of 2021 when he lost his title to reigning champion Francis Ngannou. Miocic has not been in a rush to return to…
Chael Sonnen has cautioned Jon Jones about the power of Stipe Miocic, who reportedly bulked up in the time off. Jones has been out of action since his last outing against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 in Feb. 2020. Following a razor-thin win over Reyes, the former light heavyweight king relinquished his title and announced […]
Chael Sonnen has cautioned Jon Jones about the power of Stipe Miocic, who reportedly bulked up in the time off.
Jones has been out of action since his last outing against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 in Feb. 2020. Following a razor-thin win over Reyes, the former light heavyweight king relinquished his title and announced his decision to move up to the heavyweight division.
Former heavyweight champion Miocic emerged as the frontrunner to welcome Jones to the weight class after a potential showdown with the reigning division title holder Francis Ngannou fell through.
Chael Sonnen breaks down Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic
In an appearance on Henry Cejudo Breakdown, the former WEC champion and UFC title challenger Sonnen shared his analysis of a possible clash between Jones and Miocic.
“Jon’s going to do a lot of damage to Stipe on their feet,” Sonnen said (ht BJPenn.com). “He’s just dynamic, he’s going to kick his legs, he’s good with the range. Then there’s this whole experiment about can Jon Jones deal with somebody bigger than him that has the power to knock him out?”
Sonnen believes Jones needs to be cautious of Miocic’s power
The Bad Guy’ was not a fan of the opponent for Jones’ debut. After talks of an interim title fight between Miocic and Jones started doing rounds online, Sonnen argued against the idea, reasoning that a fight with a smaller adversary would miss the whole point of Jones’ move up. However, Chris Weidman reported that Miocic packed on the pounds while away from the octagon and is walking around 250 pounds.
Sonnen believes that Jones would need to be careful in the striking exchanges with Miocic.
“If he’s on his feet trading with Stipe, and either can’t take him down like Daniel Cormier could not, or elects to not take him down, it does provide an opportunity for Stipe…I do think there are going to be some punches that Jon isn’t used to… there’s going to be something new to see. A different outcome? That’s still Jon Jones, but something new and something dangerous? Yeah, Jon will tell you that.”
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