UFC: See how it all unfolded at the official weigh ins ahead of UFC 309: Jon Jones v Stipe Miocic, Charles Oliveira v Michael Chandler, Paul Craig v Bo Nickal
UFC 309 Weigh Ins: Jones v Miocic | 06:53Standing across the training mats, first time, from UFC superstar Jon Jones – and having shelled out $50,000 for the privilege -- Tyson Pedro remembers wondering if the big unit glaring back at him would even so much as speak.
The Madison Square Garden headliner arrives after a week of bizarre headlines, which includes the UFC heavyweight champ refusing to shake Miocic’s hand, threatening to vacate, even snubbing any future fight with “a**hole” and interim champ, Tom Aspinall. Of course, all of this counts for nought this afternoon in the Big Apple when that cage door closes and Jones throws down against Miocic – who, surprisingly, remains a 5/1 underdog despite the scalps claimed by that famed right hand.While he may now be gone from the Octagon, and instead preparing for a boxing switch, the western Sydney fighter knows more than a little about what makes Jones tick – having spent four fight camps training at the champ’s famed gym in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
During the weigh-in show interview, Jones was also asked by longtime rival Daniel Cormier about the faceoff, and if he prefers to find an extra chip on his shoulder for his fights? “But then in another interview, he talks about fighting Jamahal Hill and Derrick Lewis, I thought ‘OK, that’s not good’.“But if you want to stay and fight, you have to fight the best.“That’s why I loved when Dana said the winner of this weekend’s fight has to face Tom Aspinall, and I absolutely agree.“We’re pretending Jones has already won, but I think it’s going to be a war.
Miocic last fought in March 2021 when he suffered a knockout loss to Francis Ngannou and while he would have ideally got in the octagon against Jones a long time ago when both fighters were in their prime, this is still a highly-anticipated fight between two of the promotion’s best.Jones and Miocic were supposed to fight in the main event of UFC 295 but the former had to pull out after suffering a torn pectoral muscle.
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