“That’s always the equalizer”- Curtis Blaydes makes an interesting prediction about the heavyweight contest between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic
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Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic
Jon Jones has been out of action for a long two years now. The last time the fighter was inside the octagon it was against Dominick Reyes at UFC which Jones won via unanimous decision. In the fight, he successfully defended his Light heavyweight championship but later vacated it.
After that, it was discovered that Jones is looking forward to making his heavyweight debut against the champion, Francis Ngannou this year. But unfortunately, Ngannou suffered a knee injury in January which forced him to be out of action for a whole year.
Then Jones shifted his focus on the former heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic. This fight has been a long time in the making, and many thought Jones would just run through Stipe, and get his shot at the heavyweight title.
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“He is extremely creative”- Curtis Blaydes names the advantages Jon jones posses over Stipe Miocic
Another heavyweight contender, Curtis Blaydes believes it’s an excellent fight, and Stipe would surprise a lot of people. Talking to MMA Fighting, he said, “I feel like when you say people, do you mean casuals or do you mean the educated MMA fans? Because I think the educated MMA fans understand this fight is legitimately a pick ‘em. It could go either way.”
He added, “Jon, he hasn’t shown that one-punch knockout power. What he has shown, he is extremely creative. He’ll hit you with elbows, knees, teeps, all types of different stuff. Even on the ground, he’s aggressive. He’s looking for submissions. He’s looking to drop elbows. He brings a lot to the table, but the biggest thing he doesn’t have is the power. I think that’s always the equalizer.”
“I would pick Stipe to win this. Just because he’s been in five-round heavyweight fights multiple times and he’s shown one-punch power when he knocked out Fabricio, when he knocked out Alistair. I know that wasn’t one punch, but it was one punch that set up the finish,” Curtis concluded.
Also read – “Beating Stipe says more”- Jon Jones discreetly shades Francis Ngannou to justify fighting Stipe Miocic
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