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Stipe Miocic issued warning ahead of UFC 295: ‘You’re not fighting a fire, you’re fighting Jon Jones’

Former UFC bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz shares concerns over Stipe Miocic’s training for his upcoming fight against Jon Jones.

It was recently announced that former heavyweight ruler, Miocic, would be taking the newly crowned Jones in the main event of UFC 295 on November 11. The matchup comes following Jones’ in-cage callout of Miocic, and subsequent months of talks – being held in the world famous Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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Miocic is widely regarded as the greatest heavyweight champion, but has not competed since his heavy knockout loss to Francis Ngannou in March of 2021, and will be 41 by the time the fight comes around.