“Hating on Me Won’t Propel You Into Being a Champion”- Jon Jones Sends a Stern Warning to Curtis Blaydes for Discounting Him Against Stipe Miocic
For the better part of a decade, Jon Jones ruled the light heavyweight division in the UFC with an iron fist. ‘Bones’ established himself as a dominant champion, beating one future hall of fame fighter after another. However, after a plethora of title defenses, Jones felt it was time to step away from the sport for a short break and return to a new division all together.
After his fight against Dominick Reyes in February 2020, Jones stated that he would fight at heavyweight and therefore relinquished his title. However, a number of factors involved have meant that we have not seen Jones in action for over two years now.
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Reports suggest that he will return towards the end of this year against Stipe Miocic for the interim heavyweight title. In a recent interview when asked who he thought would win in a fight between Jones and Miocic, fellow heavyweight Curtis Blaydes said, “I would pick Stipe [Miocic] to win (against Jon Jones]. Just because he’s been in five-round heavyweight fights multiple times and he’s shown one-punch power when he knocked out Fabricio [Werdum, when he knocked out Alistair [Overeem]…. He has the wrestling, he has the conditioning. I just believe he’s a smart enough fighter,he’ll be able to figure out Jon after two or three rounds. He’ll start to land. His punches are going to hurt more than the punches of Jon Jones. That’s just what i think. I think it could go either way.”
Jon Jones hits back at his haters
‘Bones’ took to social media to bash Blaydes for his recent comments. He said, “Jon doesn’t have one punch knockout power or five round championship experience, that’s why he’ll lose to Stipe. Bro, you literally sound ridiculous.”
Jones continued, “Focus on your fight this weekend, Tiny, you’ve been. rooting against me for years now. I see you. Hating on me won’t propel you into being a champion. Less hate, more work.”
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