Jon Jones Willing To Fight Stipe Miocic At UFC 196 – With A Catch
It seems that everyone is throwing their name into the hat to fight Stipe Miocic for the interim heavyweight title at UFC 196.
As noted, Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum were scheduled to fight for the title at the event, but Velasquez pulled out of the fight on Sunday. Then, the UFC announced that Miocic would fight Werdum for the title at the event. On Monday, the UFC’s plan blew up when Werdum pulled out of the fight with injuries as well.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is one of those names that is interested in fighting Miocic at UFC 196. He told a fan on Twitter that if the title is on the line, then he would fight at the event.
“If it was for the actual title I would totally do it.”
If it was for the actual title I would totally do it https://t.co/ur2Rq1ycOI
— BONY (@JonnyBones) January 26, 2016
The possibility of Jones fighting at the event is slim as he is rumored to fight Daniel Cormier for the UFC light heavyweight title sometime in 2016. Jones is in great shape right now, but it’s hard to believe that the UFC would give up the opportunity to do a rematch with Jones and Cormier that would surely do big business.
UFC 196 takes place on Saturday, February 6th, 2016 from Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with the main card airing on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET and the prelims airing on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET.
