Jon Jones determined to take over Twitter whereas Max Hollway and Arnold Allen have been placing on a 25-minute masterclass at UFC Kansas Metropolis on Saturday evening.
The reigning UFC heavyweight champion was initially slated for a showdown with former two-time titleholder Stipe Miocic this summer season through the promotion’s annual International Fight Week festivities. Sadly, it seems that is not the case after UFC President Dana White claimed that Jon Jones had merely disappeared after his UFC 285 return. ‘Bones’ reemerged on social media Saturday evening, taking a dig at Miocic whereas responding to some fan inquiries.
Jones kicked issues off, responding to a remark by Miocic who advised that ‘Bones’ was the one operating from a heavyweight conflict.
“I lay how for a couple of weeks and you then persuade your self that I’m afraid of you,” Jones tweeted. “Ha no matter you want to inform your self outdated timer.”
From there, Jon Jones dropped a little bit of a bombshell, suggesting that his inevitable scrap with Stipe Miocic may in actual fact be his final.
“How cool wouldn’t it be to spend my retirement combat dominating the best heavyweight of all time, in my house state at Madison Sq. Backyard?”
Jon Jones strolling away from fight sports activities altogether with a win over Stipe Miocic wouldn’t be all that stunning. Having dominated the sunshine heavyweight division for greater than a decade, ‘Bones’ transitioned to heavyweight after a three-year-long layoff. Dispatching high contender Ciryl Gane in simply over two minutes to seize the division’s greatest prize, a win over Stipe Miocic would doubtless cement his legacy as the best fighter in combined martial arts historical past. After that, there could be little incentive for ‘Bones’ to stay round, apart from cashing the occasional paycheck from Uncle Dana.
Jon Jones Suggests His Struggle with Stipe Miocic May Occur in November at MSG
Persevering with to reply to fan inquiries on Twitter, Jon Jones confirmed that July is most definitely out of the query for his assembly with Stipe Miocic. Nonetheless, ‘Bones’ advised {that a} November date on the world’s most well-known area may very well be within the playing cards for the extremely anticipated heavyweight title combat.
