J. Jones (left) should face S. Miocic (right) in his heavyweight debut. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS montage
The long-awaited fight between Jon Jones e Stipe Miocic, which was scheduled to take place in July for the interim heavyweight belt (up to 120,2kg), should be postponed. In your 'Twitter' official, 'Bones' revealed that his possible opponent asked to be in action only in September and admits waiting until that date in order to get the confrontation off the ground.
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“Stipe (Miocic) is saying he will be in top physical shape in September. I'm disappointed, but bear with me. I want the 'GOAT' (acronym used to refer to the greatest in history) heavyweight in his best preparation. I'll wait until September. No excuses (…) my coaches were excited for the fight. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed,” Jones wrote.
Initially, according to reports in the North American press, the clash would be negotiated to take place in July for the interim title. Ultimate was preparing the division's continuation while the linear champion, Francis Ngannou, is still recovering from serious knee surgeries during preparation for the fight with Cyryl Gane.
Jon now needs to wait for another period until his heavyweight debut (up to 120,2kg), which has been planned since February 2020, when he last defended his old light heavyweight belt (up to 93kg) against Dominick reyes. At the time, 'Bones' even gave up his 'position' in pursuit of his great goal.
Stipe has also not played for a certain period of time and seemed to wait for the match to remain active in the organization. In his last appearance, he lost the belt to Ngannou himself, with a hard knockout in the second round.
Stipe is saying that he will be at his absolute peak in September. I'm disappointed but patient, I want the heavyweight goat at his absolute best. I'll wait until September. No excuses
- BONY (@JonnyBones) April 26, 2022
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