Opinion: Two days after the 'PFL: Battle of the Giants,' event the UFC unveiled its Jon Jones-Stipe Miocic poster ahead of their fight Nov. 16.
The highly-anticipated heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic is under a month away, headliningJones and Miocic were scheduled to fight last fall at UFC 295, but a torn pectoral muscle forced Jones to withdraw. Miocic opted not to take another fight unless it was against Jones butRegardless of Miocic's remarks, this fight has always been destined to happen since Jones vacated the light heavyweight title in 2020.
Back to the UFC angle – it has every right to milk Jones vs. Miocic as one of the biggest fights in company history, much less divisional history. This narrative was pushed further Monday when the promotion revealed its poster featuring the fight prominently placed at the forefront of a New York City backdrop around MSG.
Even if Jones never fights Ngannou, their careers simply can't draw a fair comparison, much less factoring in Jones' dominance across two divisions instead of Ngannou's one.Whatever the case may be, the debate regarding who the best heavyweight in the world is rages on. The fact of the matter is, however, it is no coincidence that Jones-Miocic is taking place around the same time as Ngannou's win.
November 16, a story that has waited three years for its climax and eventual falling action commences. It's finally happening. Tom Aspinall will be waiting in the wings to pass the torch, and rightfully so.Zain Bando is a writer for MMA Knockout, part of the Sports Illustrated/Minute Media umbrella. He has covered combat sports since 2019 for notable outlets BJPenn.com and FanSided MMA.
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