Following the exciting night of knockouts and close fights at UFC St. Louis, Dana White addressed the media in his post-fight press conference and acknowledged that the event was the highest-ever gate for a Fight Night card.
Former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic counts a third crown as important -- but not quite as important as fighting legendary Jon "Bones" Jones.
Stipe Miocic has not fought since he lost the heavyweight title to Francis Ngannou at UFC 260 in March 2021. Ngannou has fought once in the UFC and twice in boxing since then.
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones made it abundantly clear on X that he intends to fight Stipe Miocic upon his return to the Octagon: "I'm in the middle of a…
Jon Jones (27-1, 1 NC) is *supposedly* returning to the UFC octagon, facing off against Stipe Miocic (20-4). The UFC Heavyweight Champion has a verbal agreement to fight the Cleveland native at a later date.
The former heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic, the man who has the most heavyweight title defences in UFC history has pushed his fans to join his OnlyFans.
The UFC Heavyweight division couldn't be more complicated. One year into Jon Jones' championship reign and we have yet to see another undisputed title fight at the weight class.
UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping wouldn't advise Stipe Miocic to take another fight outside of Jon Jones. Miocic was scheduled to challenge Jones for the UFC Heavyweight Championship in the main event of UFC 295.
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has finally responded to remarks made by interim champion Tom Aspinall. Aspinall won the interim title in November 2023 and has since come to face the reality that the UFC wants him to wait while Jones is rebooked against Stipe Miocic.
Perhaps Stipe Miocic won’t be riding off into the sunset following his heavyweight title fight against Jon Jones after all. The ex-UFC champion responded to a series of posts from current interim king Tom Aspinall on social media by suggesting that he’d be willing to face the Englishman in a title unification bout down the road.
The UFC’s Heavyweight division has felt like it has been in a perpetual state of limbo for years now, and with the departure of Francis Ngannou from the division and the arrival of Jon Jones to the fold, it seems to have ground to a halt.
Stipe Miocic claims he wasn’t offered an alternative fight when scheduled opponent Jon Jones pulled out of UFC 295. Jones (27-1) was slated to defend his heavyweight title against Miocic (20-4) in the main event at UFC 295 on Nov.
Here is the Thursday edition of MMA Rumors. After the fallout from the Jon Jones injury and the shuffle that UFC 295 has seen, there are a few things to be discussed.
Jon Jones versus Stipe Miocic is no longer the UFC 295 main event at Madison Square Garden next month.
After months of trash talk and years of playing cat-and-mouse, the long-awaited UFC heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones (27-1) and Stipe Miocic (20-4) will officially happen at UFC 295 on Nov. 11 at Madison Square Garden.
Stipe Miocic seems intent on legacy building as he maneuvers through the latter stages of his outstanding career. The two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder will return to the cage sometime in 2023, having spent two years on the sidelines while the division he twice ruled shuffled its deck.
Jon Jones’ first defense of his UFC heavyweight championship could take place in New York.
Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic have seemingly been on a collision course ever since Jones announced he was moving up from the UFC’s light heavyweight to heavyweight division, but a fight between the two has failed to materialize. Will that finally change in July?
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is being released from his contract and his title will be vacated. UFC president Dana White made the announcement at a press conference on Saturday.
The UFC has struggled in finding Jones an opponent for his heavyweight debut, but it appears we're inching closer to finally seeing him back in the Octagon.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik is no fan of a rumored UFC interim heavyweight title fight pitting Jon Jones against Stipe Miocic.
“I heard originally it’d be July,” Jones said. “I think when Stipe got that date, I’ve heard he’s been doing a lot of weightlifting and not a lot of MMA training. He wanted to put his best foot forward ... I think he asked for Sept. 24. I’m hoping that’s going to be in Las Vegas.
It is looking very possible that a Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic matchup could happen in September.
It appears as though a potential interim heavyweight title bout between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic won’t happen this summer as originally planned.
The defeat marked Miocic’s first since his loss to Daniel Cormier in 2018.
Ngannou knocked out Stipe Miocic in the second round of their fight, avenging a loss to Miocic in 2018.
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