Final Combating Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champion Jon Jones makes his highly anticipated return at UFC 309 this weekend (Sat., Nov. 16, 2024) in opposition to former champion Stipe Miocic from inside Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis.
The build-up between the 2 headliners for this Heavyweight championship battle has been fairly quiet till this previous weekend. Jones caught wind of Miocic calling him a b—tch on the UFC 309 countdown (watch it here) and randomly flipped out on social media on Sunday.
“Hiring black fighters to imitate me won’t provide help to, Stipe. And also you shouldn’t have referred to as me a b—ch, the disrespect wasn’t mandatory. Let’s play,” Jones wrote.
Hiring black fighters to imitate me won’t provide help to Stipe. And also you shouldn’t have referred to as me a bitch, the disrespect wasn’t mandatory. Let’s play. #UFCcountdown
— BONY (@JonnyBones) November 11, 2024
At the moment (Monday, Nov. 11, 2024), during an interview with Ariel Helwani, Miocic walked again from calling Jones a feminine canine and apologized.
“He was speaking to me; I used to be speaking to him. Convey it on. Sorry if I damage his emotions,” Miocic stated. “I’m sorry; I wasn’t making an attempt to disrespect him. It was simply the warmth of the second.”
Jones has not responded to Miocic’s apology as of this writing. Nonetheless, the week has simply began, and there shall be a number of alternatives, whether or not at media day or the pre-fight press convention.
If the principle occasion of UFC 309 wanted any enhance, perhaps this random dangerous blood was what it wanted.
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LEGACY ON THE LINE! Final Combating Championship (UFC) returns to “The Massive Apple” in New York, N.Y., on Sat., Nov. 16, 2024, with the long-awaited, legacy-defining Heavyweight showdown between reigning division champion, Jon Jones, seeking to journey off into the sundown because the bonafide G.O.A.T. on the expense of former kingpin, Stipe Miocic. In UFC 309’s pay-per-view (PPV) co-headliner from inside Madison Sq. Backyard, former Light-weight champion, Charles Oliveira, will run it again with Michael Chandler, who has been sitting on the sidelines unsuccessfully ready for Conor McGregor’s ill-fated comeback. UFC 309 can even function the thrilling returns of tremendous prospects Mauricio Ruffy and Bo Nickal (in separate fights) and a lot extra! UFC 309’s begin time is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET (Prelims card) and 10 p.m. ET (PPV fundamental card).
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