UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is explaining his determination to stay with combating Stipe Miocic subsequent.
Jones has come below scrutiny by some followers and critics for not desirous to get within the cage with present interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.
It was to be Jones (27-1 MMA) vs. Miocic (20-4 MMA) final November at UFC 295. Nonetheless, Jon Jones needed to withdraw from that struggle after tearing a pectoral muscle previous to the match.
With Jones sidelined, the UFC made the choice to e-book Tom Aspinall (14-3 MMA) in opposition to Sergei Pavlovich (18-2 MMA) for the interim heavyweight title that November day. Aspinall would defeat Pavlovich by KO to develop into interim champion.
Taking to ‘X‘, Jon Jones defined his determination to stay with combating Stipe Miocic subsequent:
I’m in the midst of a reasonably clear determination… stick with precise and unique plans, and struggle the person with all of the accolades. Or, utterly disregard the entire Stipe coaching I’ve put in and struggle one other potential hype prepare that won’t even be round in three years. I’m not…
— BONY (@JonnyBones) Could 9, 2024
“I’m in the midst of a reasonably clear determination. Persist with precise and unique plans, and struggle the person with all of the accolades or utterly disregard the entire Stipe coaching I’ve put in and struggle one other potential hype prepare that won’t even be round in three years.”
Persevering with, ‘Bones’ mentioned:
“I’m not altering my plans for anybody. Stipe is over there as one of the best heavyweight ever working his ass off. I’m gonna give that man what he needs, and I’m going to say one other head. No matter comes subsequent comes subsequent.”
Concluding, Jon Jones shared:
“UFC is a superb firm, did what they needed to do to save lots of the occasion. However I do agree with you, it undoubtedly confused a bunch of UK followers, bought them entitled pondering their boy actually is the champion. It jogs my memory of when (Daniel Cormier) was the ‘champion’ throughout my absence.”
Though the Jones vs Miocic struggle has but to be scheduled by the promotion, it’s probably going to happen within the 4th quarter of this 12 months.
One factor is evident, Jones shall be combating Miocic subsequent.
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