LAS VEGAS – Stipe Miocic says the UFC lately knowledgeable him he would be the subsequent man up for a crack on the UFC heavyweight title after Saturday’s title combat.
At some point earlier than Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane combat for the vacant championship within the UFC 285 headliner at T-Cellular Area, Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) revealed on former opponent Daniel Cormier’s YouTube channel that may combat the winner throughout Worldwide Battle Week in July.
“I used to be informed that, so we’ll see,” Miocic reaffirmed at a information convention held Friday. “Hopefully, nothing is everlasting till it’s written a contract with a signature, however we’ll see.”
The UFC nor its president Dana White have but to verify Miocic’s claims, however will nearly definitely be requested about it within the coming days.
Nonchalant and seemingly solely involved with matchups that straight contain him, Miocic was unwilling to foretell who he thinks would be the UFC 285 primary occasion.
“I assumed I used to be getting the combat,” Miocic stated. “Sadly, I’m not. Jones is coming again. Everybody desires to see it, and Ciryl, that dude is hard. It’s going to be a hell of a combat. … Whoever it’s, whether it is Jones it’s. My strategy is I’m going to beat that ass.”
Miocic, 40, has not competed since he misplaced the championship to Francis Ngannou by knockout at UFC 260 in Could 2021.
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