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Jon Jones opens as sizeable favorite in potential fight against Stipe Miocic

Cole Shelton - April 18, 2022

Jon Jones has opened as the betting favorite over Stipe Miocic. Recently, UFC president Dana White revealed that the UFC is looking to book Jones vs. Miocic for International Fight Week. It is a massive fight and one many fans have been asking to see ever since ‘Bones’ hinted at possibly moving up to heavyweight.

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Dana White thinks Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic "makes sense" this summer

Fernando Quiles - April 17, 2022

UFC President Dana White believes that it’s time to book Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic. The UFC Heavyweight Title picture is up in the air. Francis Ngannou is the current champion but there are some question marks about his future. He underwent successful knee surgery, so he will be out of action for a while. On top of that, he is in the midst of a contract dispute with the UFC.

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Curtis Blaydes

Curtis Blaydes weighing his options following UFC Columbus win: "I view Stipe Miocic & Ciryl Gane as the same opportunity"

Fernando Quiles - March 27, 2022

Curtis Blaydes is riding high following his UFC Columbus victory and he could be in for a massive fight next. Blaydes shared the Octagon with Chris Daukaus this past Saturday night (March 26). While Blaydes has been racking up wins consistently, some have knocked him for not having enough standout performances. That certainly changed on this night as “Razor” floored Daukaus with a punch and ended the fight with ground-and-pound in the second round.

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Tai Tuivasa wants to have a crack at former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic

Harry Kettle - March 10, 2022

UFC heavyweight Tai Tuivasa has confirmed that he’d be interested in a fight against former champion Stipe Miocic. When it comes to the recent history of both men, the trajectory of Tai Tuivasa has been pretty different to that of Stipe Miocic. Tuivasa is currently riding a five-fight win streak, all of which came via TKO/KO, with the latest being a scintillating knockout success over KO king Derrick Lewis at UFC 271.

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Ahead of rumored Jon Jones bout, Stipe Miocic is sworn in as full-time firefighter

Josh Evanoff - February 15, 2022

While rumors are swirling of a return to the Octagon, Stipe Miocic seems to be enjoying life out of it. The former UFC heavyweight champion has become a full-time firefighter. Stipe Miocic has been out of the ring since a March 2021 loss to Francis Ngannou. Despite no appearances inside of the Octagon, the Cleveland-native has never been out of the title picture.

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Stipe Miocic

Chael Sonnen says former UFC champion Stipe Miocic has put on 20lbs of muscle: “Stipe’s at 249!”

Harry Kettle - February 11, 2022

Chael Sonnen has claimed that Stipe Miocic has bulked up in a big way following his UFC 260 loss to Francis Ngannou. At UFC 260 last year, Stipe Miocic lost his UFC heavyweight title to Francis Ngannou in one of the biggest moments of the year in mixed martial arts. “The Predator” finally managed to reach the top of the mountain,three years after Miocic put on a clinic and dominated him over five rounds.

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John McCarthy shares his thoughts on a potential Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic matchup: “Stipe is getting older”

Susan Cox - February 8, 2022

John McCarthy weighed in on what a Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic matchup might look like. McCarthy, ‘Big John’, is a former professional MMA referee and currently a broadcaster for Bellator MMA. Co-hosting the ‘Weighing In’ podcast with former world champion Josh ‘The Punk’ Thomson the two provide listeners with forty plus years of experience and lots of insight and banter.

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Michael Bisping on a potential interim heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic: “If anyone deserves it, it's Stipe”

Susan Cox - February 7, 2022

Michael Bisping on his YouTube ‘Believe You Me’ podcast discussed a potential interim heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic. Jon Jones, (26-1 MMA) only defeat was a controversial disqualification against Matt Hamill (12-8 MMA) back in December 2009. To this day, many in the MMA community, including Dana White, believe the fight should’ve been a KO/TKO win for Jon Jones.

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Jon Jones’ advisor to meet with the UFC to discuss potential title fights against Francis Ngannou and Stipe Miocic

Cole Shelton - January 28, 2022

Jon Jones’ advisor, Richard Schaefer will be meeting with the UFC brass this weekend to discuss ‘Bones’ returning to the UFC. Jones has not fought since February of 2020 where he defeated Dominick Reyes by decision to defend his light heavyweight title. After that, he vacated his 205lbs strap in hopes of moving up to heavyweight. However, as of right now ‘Bones’ has yet to make the official move, but the hope for many fans is he returns to face Francis Ngannou or Stipe Miocic in the very near future.

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Derrick Lewis explains why a fight with Stipe Miocic makes sense: “He’s more of a wrestler, and I’m more of a wrestler, too”

Harry Kettle - January 6, 2022

UFC heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis has explained why a fight between him and Stipe Miocic “makes sense”. After his defeat to Ciryl Gane last summer, many fans questioned whether or not Derrick Lewis was closing in on retirement. Then, last month, he rejected that notion in a big way by knocking Chris Daukaus out in impressive fashion to round off the year for the UFC.

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Stipe Miocic disappointed he wasn't asked to fight for interim title, wants Ngannou trilogy or Jones next

Cole Shelton - November 22, 2021

Stipe Miocic was disappointed he wasn’t asked to fight for the interim heavyweight title. Miocic said after his KO loss to Francis Ngannou at UFC 260 to lose his heavyweight title, he would take the rest of the year off. With that, the promotion decided to book Ciryl Gane vs. Derrick Lewis for the interim title, which Miocic is upset he wasn’t asked to fight either one of them.

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Stipe Miocic confident he can make the proper adjustments against Francis Ngannou in potential trilogy fight

Adam D Martin - August 27, 2021

Stipe Miocic is confident he can make the proper adjustments against UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in a potential trilogy fight. Miocic and Ngannou have fought twice now, with the pair going 1-1 against each other over the course of their two fights. Back at UFC 220 in January 2018, Miocic defeated Ngannou via a unanimous decision to defend his title. The two then rematched at UFC 260 earlier this year, with Ngannou knocking out Miocic in the second round to claim his belt. Since their second meeting, we haven’t heard much from Miocic as he’s stayed out of the limelight in the wake of his loss. However, he has been suggesting as of late that he wants to come back and fight again, and he hopes that the UFC gives him the Ngannou trilogy.

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Jon Jones uninterested in fighting Stipe Miocic, says coach

Adam D Martin - August 9, 2021

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is uninterested in fighting Stipe Miocic for his heavyweight debut, according to his coach. Jones is set to move up to the UFC heavyweight division for his next fight, and UFC president Dana White recently confirmed the promotion had offered the fight to Miocic, who accepted it. However, White later said that Jones will not be fighting until 2022, which indicates that he is not interested in fighting Miocic at this time. With UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou set to unify his belt against interim champion Ciryl Gane first, Jones will likely be waiting for the winner, and his coach Mike Winkeljohn confirmed as much. According to his longtime coach, Miocic is not viewed as a challenge for Jones.

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Stipe Miocic has accepted a fight against Jon Jones, reveals Dana White

Cole Shelton - August 4, 2021

Stipe Miocic has been offered and accepted a fight against Jon Jones, UFC president, Dana White revealed. Ever since Jones vacated his light heavyweight title the plan was for him to fight at heavyweight. However, “Bones” has yet to make the move but according to White, they have offered him Miocic, and the former heavyweight champ has already accepted it. But, they are waiting on Jones to see what he wants to do.

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Stipe Miocic

Stipe Miocic conveys interest in joining ONE Championship

Adam D Martin - July 26, 2021

Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic conveyed his interest in joining ONE Championship in a cryptic post on social media. ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong took to social media to ask the fans who they would like for Asia’s leading MMA promotion to sign next. In the comments, Miocic chimed in with a series of emojis, seemingly conveying his interest in joining the promotion. The former UFC heavyweight champion then responded to a fan, where he questioned why he isn’t being given an immediate trilogy fight rematch against Francis Ngannou next.

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Stipe Miocic should get immediate trilogy fight against Francis Ngannou, confident he'd "get his belt back," says teammate

Cole Shelton - June 14, 2021

Aleksa Camur, a longtime teammate of Stipe Miocic is confident the former heavyweight champ can reclaim his title. At UFC 260, Miocic lost by second-round KO to Francis Ngannou to lose his heavyweight title. Although he got finished, he had moments in the fight and even rocked Ngannou. With that, Camur says Miocic deserves the trilogy bout, but if not, a scrap against Jon Jones makes sense.

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Stipe Miocic is "100 percent" confident he can beat Francis Ngannou in potential trilogy: "I know what I did wrong"

Cole Shelton - May 31, 2021

Stipe Miocic knows he has what it takes to beat Francis Ngannou. At UFC 260, Miocic suffered a second-round KO loss to Ngannou to lose his heavyweight title. Since then, he has been in the gym training and has talked about wanting the trilogy. Although Ngannou is likely to face Derrick Lewis next, Miocic says he wants the trilogy fight as he knows he can get the win.

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Francis Ngannou reflects on title-earning knockout of Stipe Miocic at UFC 260

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2021

UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou reflected on his title-earning knockout of Stipe Miocic earlier this afternoon. Ngannou (16-3 MMA) and Miocic ( MMA) squared off for a second time in the headliner of March’s UFC 260 event in Las Vegas. The pair had initially collided at UFC 220 in January of 2018, with Miocic retaining his heavyweight title by way of unanimous decision.