Returning to the competition after 3 years of rest, Jon Jones showed that his level has not been lost. “Bones” only takes exactly 2 minutes to beat Ciryl Gane with a lock, in the context of his completely proactive. Speaking after the match, Jon Jones also said he wanted to fight Stipe Miocic, the former UFC champion at the next stage.
Not long after the speech of Jon Jones, UFC President Dana White confirmed this information. He said: “I don't know when the game takes place, but Jones will fight Miocic.” On the side of Miocic, the former UFC champion of Heavyweight also said he wanted to play with Jones in the return day.
At the age of 40, Stipe Miocic was a record boxer for the number of successful protection of UFC Heavyweight. However, the last time he played took place 2 years ago. At UFC 260, Miocic had to fail after losing to Francis Ngannou, who left the tournament and became a free boxer.
Talking about Miocic, Jones said the achievements of the Croatian American boxer made him extremely admired. Jones affirmed the desire to fight Miocic from wanting to compete with the greatest boxer in history. “I hope you are practicing to prepare for the match between us,” Jones added.
Another character also spoke after Jones's victory, Francis Ngannou. Sharing on his personal page, nunnou said: “Congratulations to the victory, kid Johnny, but I am the best champion of all time in the Heavyweight weight class”. However, UFC president confirmed that he never brought Runnou back to the tournament.