Stipe Miocic will have a chance to get his heavyweight belt back at UFC 295 in New York on November 11th! MMAJunkie reports.
Miocic, who is the greatest UFC heavyweight of all time, will go toe-to-toe with arguably the greatest MMA fighter in history: Jon Jones. Jones made quick work of Ciryl Gane this past March to claim the vacant heavyweight belt, as Ngannou did not resign with the UFC.
This will likely be Miocic’s last fight. He will be 41 in November and I can’t see him doing one more: win or lose. Miocic hasn’t fought since March 2021when he was KO’d by Ngannou. Jones has only lost one professional fight in his career due to a DQ (illegal elbows).
What are the chances Miocic takes the title back?
Will this be Miocic’s last fight in the UFC?
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Sunderland tried to buy Frigan.
Got turned down.
Jon wanted an easy fight before retirement is how I read this, he’s already called Stipe an old man, he expects Stipe to challenge to himself at 41 years old while he himself is done with challenging himself at 36 years old lol! Why didn’t he want the red hot Sergei?
Does anyone believe the Gane fight wasn’t fixed? A Gane win would’ve proved Ngannou the baddest man on the planet. Does anyone remember Jon saying that Santos was the best kickboxer he’s fought and not Gane? But then takes it to the ground lol!
Jon is a joke that will be remembered for beating some of the best MW’s in the LHW division, as a guy that lost to Reyes, couldn’t finish Santos when he had two broken legs, he couldn’t even finish the timid Smith lol! And then, rather than clean out the LHW division, he runs away from Polish power.
Jon Jones is a joke, I just hope Stipe is getting paid very well to make Jon the baddest man on the planet in Ngannou’s stead.
Big ups to Stipe on securing the fight. Big ups to the team at Crosports in keeping us updated on our guys. Last but not least big ups to Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley.
TEST TEST
If Miocic can pull this off at 41 years old it would be the……
Ultimate Fighting Croatian!!
It’s not right they stalled him over 2 years to get a fight after Ngannou..
let’s hope Miocic is in top shape and can KO Bone Jones once and for all!! I would really like to see that. Francis ngannou ran away if you ask me. He could have fought miocic again or bones before he left to the minors!!! Regardless this fight should be interesting!!!
They wanted Stipe to fight randoms.
He did the right thing to wait until they were desperate to get a bigger name like Stipe in there to fight Bones.
No point in fighting for less money, risking injury or a losing to a lesser name (which could happen to anybody at Heavyweight) pretty much ending your career.
Francis wants more money to fight (which is the right thing to do). Not sure if this path he’s taking will earn him much more money than just sticking in the UFC.
Francis has the same weakness as Stipe in that he doesn’t seem to have that marketable charisma to maximize his earnings while at the top.
Other than being a giant brutish looking African, I don’t think he’s got much going for him outside of fighting in the UFC.
Stipe really should’ve tried his hand at pro boxing.
It’ll be funny if a guy like Filip Hrgović ends up with more career earnings than Stipe, if Hrgović manages to secure a title fight, or at least a Joshua fight (which is rumored to happen).
Oh wow.
I didn’t realize that Francis vs Tyson Fury might actually happen.
This will all be worth it if he scores that fight.
Good screw Dana
Let stipe win and retire and Francis go make his bank
They will just give default title back to jones but with heavy asterisk
In hoops news, dario saric has signed with the warriors. I actually love this move for him. Saric has been lost since having the sixers. With the warriors though, he’ll be back in an offensive system suited to his strength. Movement and high iq basketball.
draymond green has made a killing living off setting screens for steps and klay and ending up with the basketball back in 4-3 situations.
Good point truth. I like this move as well.
He can go from being just a guy on that team as opposed to being ‘The Guy’ .
Dude can play hope it works for him.
Stipe I think will win this. I read somewhere that he is just shredded at 260. He’ll obviously not fight at that weight but man he will be jacked by Nov
Geez that’s huge
I forget what he normally fights at but not that big
I forget the one fight I think against Francis when he came in just too lean
He should have some big knock out power for Jones
If stipe wins he should Just retire or just rape Dana for a fight
All those years of being disrespected
I know stipe is better than that and for sure he likes to fight but nothing wrong with pushing for some more money from the Saudi’s like broz
At this point just make some bank
Usually around 240 or do Danny. He is 193 cm so he can add weight or shed when need be without problems
*or so. Should say
Chris Paul and Dario have great chemistry together. Now both are on the Warriors, who already have players that compliment him well.
If miocic wins, there will be another fight because he’ll have to do the re match
If miocic loses, then he’s likely done as there will be little interest in seeing him again
I’m almost surprised they have miocic the first re match vs cormier
50/50, ………Yes I would think this would be the last.
I remember east lake Ohio..way back from our soccer club .us and canada..billeting ..I just can’t believe how strong our cro bros are..miocic is a tough monster. If you crossed him in a bar . He could kill you legally in the states..self defense. GODBLESS STIPE….there is more than a few big cros..I know . That I’m scared of..stipe is dangerous..hope he wins.