Stipe Miocic Suggests Title Unification Bout Against Tom Aspinall After Jon Jones Fight
Perhaps Stipe Miocic won’t be riding off into the sunset following his heavyweight title fight against Jon Jones after all.
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“I have never caused a delay in the Jon fight,” Miocic wrote in response to Aspinall. “Tom, once I get this win, let’s talk to unify the belt.”
I have never caused a delay in the Jon fight.⁰⁰Tom, once I get this win, let’s talk to unify the belt.
— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocic) January 5, 2024
In recent weeks, Aspinall hasn’t been shy about sharing his frustrations with the UFC’s decision to wait to rebook Jones vs. Miocic. Aspinall claimed the interim crown with a 69-second knockout of Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 and in most cases, would be next in line to face the reigning heavyweight king. He notably called for Jones to be stripped of the heavyweight crown after “Bones” suffered his injury. Miocic’s lack of activity in recent years has also been a target for Aspinall.
“Stipe is one of my [favorites]. Loads of respect to him. His resume is far superior to mine [right now],” Aspinall recently wrote in a series of posts on X. “That being said the UFC has never been about this. It’s about who’s the best right now, and I believe that’s me and it’s only right I get to prove it.
“Surely if you’re interim champ, your next fight should be to fight for the undisputed. Come on.”
Stipe is one of my favourites. Loads of respect to him his Résumé is far superior to mine rn. That being said the UFC has never been about this. It’s about who’s the best right now, and I believe that’s me and it’s only right I get to prove it #freeaspinall
— Tom Aspinall (@AspinallMMA) January 4, 2024
Surely if you’re interim champ, your next fight should be to fight for undisputed? Come on
— Tom Aspinall (@AspinallMMA) January 4, 2024
It has long been rumored that both Miocic and Jones could both retire after what has been referred to as a legacy fight. However, Miocic’s recent comments indicate that the Ohio-based firefighter isn’t ready to call it a career if things go his way. Miocic hasn’t competed since relinquishing the heavyweight belt to Francis Ngannou at UFC 260 in March 2021.
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