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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 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.” 

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 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.” 

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.”

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

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 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.” 

An undisputed heavyweight championship fight between division kingpin, Jon Jones, and the current number three ranked division contender and former two-time champion, Stipe Miocic, is officially slated to headline UFC 295 on November 11. from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

Jones, a former undisputed light heavyweight champion and current undisputed heavyweight champion, made a triumphant Octagon return at UFC 285 back in March, snapping a three-year-plus Octagon hiatus.

Landing vacant heavyweight gold, Jones managed to submit former interim division champion, Ciryl Gane with a dominant first round guillotine choke win over the Frenchman.

Sidelined since March 2021 after headlining UFC 260, Ohio veteran, Miocic suffered a thunderous second round KO loss to promotional alum, Francis Ngannou in the pair’s championship rematch. UFC president, Dana White confirmed the title fight between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic for UFC 295 in November.

Jon Jones books title defense against Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 in MSG

“What’s up everybody, UFC president Dana White here,” Dana White said in a video posted on the UFC Twitter account. “It’s International Fight Week here in Las Vegas, so it’s the perfect time to announce another badass fight. For the heavyweight championship of the world, Jon Jones – the greatest mixed martial artist of all time, will defend his title against the greatest heavyweight of all-time, former champ, Stipe Miocic.”

“They headline UFC 295 on Saturday, November 11. at ‘The Mecca’; Madison Square Garden in New York City,” White continued. “This is the fight Jon Jones wanted. This is the fight Stipe wanted, it is a legacy fight for both of these guys. It’s official, it’s done. Make your plans now, and I will see you at the fights.” 

Returning to the Octagon for the first time since he featured atop a pay-per-view card in February 2020, Endicott native, Jones managed to regain his status as the number one ranked pound-for-pound fighter under the UFC banner with his first round submission win over the aforenoted, Gane.