{"id":351304,"date":"2020-05-25T07:11:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T14:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=351304"},"modified":"2020-05-25T07:11:23","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T14:11:23","slug":"stipe-miocic-weighs-in-on-potential-jon-jones-vs-francis-ngannou-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/stipe-miocic-weighs-in-on-potential-jon-jones-vs-francis-ngannou-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Stipe Miocic weighs in on potential Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has shared his thoughts on a potential super fight between light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and top heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou.<\/p>\n

According to Miocic, Jones could win this prospective showdown with the right gameplan, but Ngannou’s infamous knockout power would make the contest interesting from beginning to end.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat would be a good fight,\u201d Miocic told MMA Fighting<\/a>. \u201cInteresting matchup. I think anyone fighting [Ngannou] is a tough fight cause he\u2019s so explosive and he hits super hard. That\u2019s the one equalizer.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe might not be as technically sound as Jon Jones but he does have power,” Miocic added.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely think [Jones] can win with a great game plan but like I said anything can happen,\u201d Miocic said. \u201cYou\u2019re wearing small gloves, heavyweight division, dude throwing bombs. Anything can happen honestly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like Miocic, many fight fans seem interested in seeing this matchup come to fruition. Jones and Ngannou themselves have also made no secret of their interest in the fight.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the UFC seems to have other plans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Despite the mutual interest of Jones and Ngannou, both say the promotion failed to pay them what they wanted for the matchup. That means that Jones is likely to continue to defend his light heavyweight title, most likely against Jan Blachowicz or in a rematch with Dominick Reyes, while Ngannou will have to wait for Miocic to settle his score with Daniel Cormier before he gets another shot at the belt.<\/p>\n

What do you think of this assessment from Stipe Miocic? How do you think a potential fight between Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou would shake out?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has shared his thoughts on a potential super fight between light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and top heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou. According to Miocic, Jones could win this prospective showdown with the right gameplan, but Ngannou’s infamous knockout power would make the contest interesting from beginning to end. \u201cThat would […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":282815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10091,10253,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nStipe Miocic weighs in on potential Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou fight | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UFC heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic has shared his thoughts on a fight between light heavyweight king Jon Jones and heavyweight slugger Francis Ngannou.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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