Man, yesterday was a wild day for me. I jumped on to Twitter, you know, just to see what’s up in the MMA world, and bam! There’s this whole thing blowing up about Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic. Apparently, things got heated between them because of something Stipe said about Jon’s kids. I was like, “What the heck is going on?”
So, I started digging around. I found out that at the UFC 309 pre-fight press conference, Jon Jones straight up refused to shake Stipe’s hand. I was hooked. I needed to know more. I watched the press conference and it was tense!
Then, I stumbled upon some old footage of Stipe on a podcast. Turns out, that’s where the whole “kids” comment came from. It was all making sense now. Jon was clearly upset about something Stipe said in the past that involved his children, and it all came to a head at the press conference. They have had a face-off and Jones warned Stipe not to mention his kids again.
I went deeper. I read through a bunch of articles and social media posts. Everyone was talking about it. Some people were on Jon’s side, others were defending Stipe. It was a total mess.
- I checked out the UFC 309 weigh-in show from New York City. It was from the Friday morning before the fight.
- I also learned that Jon Jones defeated Stipe Miocic via third-round TKO at UFC 309. It was Jon’s first time defending his heavyweight title.
- I discovered that the slur Stipe directed towards Jones happened right after the UFC 309: Countdown episode. Man, that must have been awkward.
After all that, I finally formed my own opinion. It seems like Jon is taking this fight with Stipe super seriously, maybe even more so because of the personal stuff. He’s mentioned having a different mindset for this fight, and it’s clear that the comment about his kids really got to him.
It’s crazy how things can get so personal in the fight game. One minute you’re trash-talking to hype up a fight, and the next it’s about your family. I get why Jon was so mad. Anyway, I’ll definitely be watching UFC 309 to see how it all plays out. It’s gonna be a wild one, that’s for sure. I think both of these fighters are going to bring it up a notch because of this beef.
