{"id":359597,"date":"2020-08-25T07:28:31","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T14:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=359597"},"modified":"2020-08-25T07:28:31","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T14:28:31","slug":"stipe-miocic-rates-jon-jones-chances-at-heavyweight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/stipe-miocic-rates-jon-jones-chances-at-heavyweight\/","title":{"rendered":"Stipe Miocic rates Jon Jones&#8217; chances at heavyweight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has shared his thoughts on Jon Jones&#8217; planned move up to the promotion&#8217;s heaviest division.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, the long-time UFC light heavyweight champion, recently vacated his title with plans to move up to the heavyweight division and ultimately challenge Miocic for the title.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/29733072\/stipe-miocic-not-necessarily-intrigued-potential-jon-jones-fight\">recent interview with ESPN<\/a>, Miocic shared his thoughts on how Jones&#8217; skills with translate to this heavier weight class.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got great technique,\u201d Miocic said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanews.com\/stipe-miocic-gives-assessment-of-jon-joness-future-at-heavyweight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA News<\/a>). \u201cThat\u2019s definitely gonna help him. He\u2019s very fluid in what he does. He\u2019s got a great, strategic plan to how he fights. Half the game is having a good plan every time you go in and fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Miocic believes Jones has plenty of skill and fight IQ, he reminds that, at heavyweight, even the greatest fighters can be taken down by one well-placed strike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen, it\u2019s big boys and they\u2019ve got small gloves on,\u201d Miocic said. \u201cIt just takes one. I don\u2019t care if you hit hard or not, you can still get caught. I don\u2019t care who you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stipe Miocic last fought at UFC 252, when he defended the UFC heavyweight title with a decision triumph over the retiring Daniel Cormier. From here, it&#8217;s not clear who he&#8217;ll fight next, though the frontrunners seem to be streaking heavyweight knockout artist Francis Ngannou and Jones.<\/p>\n<p>When asked who he&#8217;d prefer to fight next, the champ was indifferent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll fight anyone,\u201d Miocic said. \u201cI don\u2019t really call people out. Whoever they put me in front of, I\u2019m gonna fight. That\u2019s what I do. That\u2019s what I signed up for. If it\u2019s him or it\u2019s Ngannou or whoever, I\u2019m ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think we&#8217;ll see Stipe Miocic and Jon Jones meet in a heavyweight championship superfight in the future? If so, who do you envision winning the matchup? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has shared his thoughts on Jon Jones&#8217; planned move up to the promotion&#8217;s heaviest division. Jones, the long-time UFC light heavyweight champion, recently vacated his title with plans to move up to the heavyweight division and ultimately challenge Miocic for the title. 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