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

[Fergelmince]

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?

What does the future hold? He'll fight Jones at MSG, I hope he wins, then he'll wait a few months before announcing his retirement.

 

[Iroh]

Uh, no. It's not. Jones vs. Aspinall is clearly the better fight. Even Pavlovich vs. Jones is more interesting.

 

[FrappeDuRocma]

3 years now and yet, the supposed goat wants to fight him next...

 

[BROWNPRIDE]

And NEW...

New what?

 

[BROWNPRIDE]

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.

Jones is not in his prime and you know it.

 

[Herwald]

3 years of no Stipe kinda sucks. We missed out on a few fun fights, probably. And crazy to take that much time off at his age. Following 2016 Stipe was some of the most MMA fun ever.

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

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.

Perfect example of different standards being applied to different fighters.