It has been 2 years since Stipe Miocic stepped foot in the Octagon.

[650lb Sumo]

27/3/2021

when he was KOed by Ngannou and lost the belt. Stipe has fought 2 opponents, in 5 fights, in the last 5 years and is 3-2. He is now 40. On the 5th of March Dana White said of Jon Jones 'I don’t know when, but he’s definitely fighting Stipe.'

Recent tweets have shown him working hard in the gym:



What does the future hold for the former champion? Will the Jones fight happen? Will it be the next fight for both of them? Can Stipe handle Jones? Should he take a lower-ranked opponent first?

 

[ArtardFiesta]

He should enjoy his last pay day

Something tells me brock lesnar gets the winner of this fight

 

[heSHurt]

Obviously he deserves the title shot!

 

[ComfortablyNumb55]

And NEW...

 

[Adamant]

Who cares about "deserve". Jones vs Stipe is the current most interesting matchup at HW.

 

[textwarrior]

27/3/2021

when he was KOed by Ngannou and lost the belt. Stipe has fought 2 opponents, in 5 fights, in the last 5 years and is 3-2. He is now 40. On the 5th of March Dana White said of Jon Jones 'I don’t know when, but he’s definitely fighting Stipe.'

Recent tweets have shown him working hard in the gym:



What does the future hold for the former champion? Will the Jones fight happen? Will it be the next fight for both of them? Can Stipe handle Jones? Should he take a lower-ranked opponent first?

I expect him to look slower and older..
never know when its over for some guys...some last longer..
Over the years...I go with 37 when that peak leaves.
Unless your Yoel...freak though...
But HW is different ...hell George Foreman came back but..who wants to box a dude that has tree arms.
Stipe has always been that grinder though...idk...we just have to see

 

[Leinster Rugby]

He'll probably fight Jones*, lose and retire

 

[93confirmed]

He has no chance of winning this fight.

 

[big franklin]

Just a reminder of how shit the hw division is

 

[I_IZ_BACK]

I will laugh if he beats juicehead Jones.
I will smile if he loses because Stipe get's a last well deserved payday.

Win-win for Stipe, and everybody who likes Stipe.

 

[HuskySamoan]

He will be 41 in August. And the guys taken a lot of damage, not just the N'Gannou shadow realming. Pretty unreal he's getting a title shot at his age off a 2+ year layoff.

 

[fightfan70]

you know what they say about old guys and long layoffs.

 

[Reapzz]

Great final fight for Stipe. Old battle worn fighter getting paid mils for fighting a known ped user in his prime who has all advantages. Stipe wins even if he loses.

 

[13Seconds]

Who cares about "deserve". Jones vs Stipe is the current most interesting matchup at HW.

Lol no.

 

[Prex32]

stipe is unpredictable
wouldn't surprise me if he came back strong

 

[Killer Kadoogan]

this is just marketing so they can say jones destroyed the previous champ. then jones will fight brock, win, and from there, possibly retire into the albuquerque sun set of a love triangle.

 

[World eater]

I wish Stipe retired and the next fight is Jones vs Pavlovich. However, I’m glad he gets one last shot at glory, undeserving as it is.

 

[ZOD66]

He has no chance of winning this fight.

who cares about winning just come back with both eyes is win

dc eye poked stipe 16 times in the 3 fights to the point stipe has to wear glasses now let see can Jones do better in one fight

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

Great final fight for Stipe. Old battle worn fighter getting paid mils for fighting a known ped user in his prime who has all advantages. Stipe wins even if he loses.

Jon is not in his prime

 

[jooohnmatrix]

People are sleeping on stipe, I just don’t get it. Yes he’s older but we’ve no idea how good he still is.