UFC 252 will close out what has been an unusual summer for the UFC, but it could also be the close of the career of one of the best heavyweights in MMA. While the main event between Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic will settle their rivalry once and for…
UFC 252 will close out what has been an unusual summer for the UFC, but it could also be the close of the career of one of the best heavyweights in MMA. While the main event between Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic will settle their rivalry once and for all, there are a lot of […]
Daniel Cormier knows the window for an athlete doesn’t stay open forever. Cormier will share the Octagon with Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 252 on Aug. 15. Miocic will be putting his heavyweight title on the line. This will be the trilogy…
Daniel Cormier knows the window for an athlete doesn’t stay open forever. Cormier will share the Octagon with Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 252 on Aug. 15. Miocic will be putting his heavyweight title on the line. This will be the trilogy bout between Cormier and Miocic and “DC” plans to retire […]
Daniel Cormier knows the window for an athlete doesn’t stay open forever. Cormier will share the Octagon with Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 252 on Aug. 15. Miocic will be putting his heavyweight title on the line. This will be the trilogy…
Daniel Cormier knows the window for an athlete doesn’t stay open forever. Cormier will share the Octagon with Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 252 on Aug. 15. Miocic will be putting his heavyweight title on the line. This will be the trilogy bout between Cormier and Miocic and “DC” plans to retire […]
Daniel Cormier believes he will have his way with Stipe Miocic in their third encounter. Cormier and Miocic will compete in a trilogy bout on Aug. 15. The heavyweight title bout will serve as the UFC 252 headliner. Miocic is the current champion, looki…
Daniel Cormier believes he will have his way with Stipe Miocic in their third encounter. Cormier and Miocic will compete in a trilogy bout on Aug. 15. The heavyweight title bout will serve as the UFC 252 headliner. Miocic is the current champion, looking to send Cormier out of MMA competition with a loss. Cormier […]
Javier Mendez believes big things are in store for the winner of the Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier trilogy fight. Miocic defends his heavyweight title against Cormier in the UFC 252 headliner this Saturday night with the winner not only settling the trilogy, but also having a strong claim to being the greatest heavyweight in […]
Javier Mendez believes big things are in store for the winner of the Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier trilogy fight.
However, Mendez believes there’s also a potential lucrative heavyweight matchup with Jon Jones at stake as well.
“Whoever is victorious from the fight is gonna get offered a big money fight,” Mendez told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto (via Bloody Elbow). “And I believe it’s gonna be against Jon Jones because Jon Jones has stressed he wants to go to heavyweight.
“And what better way for Jones to the kind of money he wants than to fight a Stipe or a DC for the heavyweight title.”
Jones vs. Cormier III?
Cormier has already announced that his fight with Miocic will be the last of his career.
But one has to wonder if a money-making trilogy with Jones at heavyweight would entice him to continue fighting further.
A move up to heavyweight is certainly something Jones is interested in. However, he is currently on the sidelines after failed negotiations with the UFC over a Francis Ngannou fight.
And as far as Mendez is concerned, “Bones” is deserving of making more money.
“That would make the fight that Jones would want,” Mendez added. “Obviously, he deserves more money, he’s a major star, and he’s the most decorated guy really in the light heavyweight division. He’s never been beat. So I think it’s a logical choice.”
What do you make of Mendez’s comments? Do you think Jones will fight the winner?
Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier will go face-to-face as well as answer questions from the media before their fight. The pair will compete in a trilogy match for the heavyweight title in the UFC 252 headliner which takes place August 15 in Las Vegas. It will notably be Cormier’s last-ever fight in mixed martial arts […]
Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier will go face-to-face as well as answer questions from the media before their fight.
The pair will compete in a trilogy match for the heavyweight title in the UFC 252 headliner which takes place August 15 in Las Vegas.
To further highlight just how monumental this matchup is, the duo will also be taking part in the first press conference of the pandemic era. It was announced by the UFC’s social media page and will take place August 13.
Although things are a little heated between them, it should be a mostly respectful affair at the press conference.
“I think (this is career defining). We had three fights, and I intend on winning the third fight and the trilogy,” Cormier said recently. “It will be difficult for me to ever be completely free of that rivalry with Jones because it was so big. We sold so much pay-per-view, and the rivalry was so nasty. We were so nasty with each other, and the general public paid attention.
“But competitively this is the one that I love, because I’m fighting a guy that has done and stood for the right things and has competed in the right way. Jones is a fantastic competitor, and I feel like still he brought the best out of me in terms of my preparation. But I believe Stipe Miocic has done the same thing now.”