Stipe Miocic’s apologizes to Jon Jones after
calling him a “b*tch”:“Sorry if I hurt his feelings… I’m sorry, I wasn’t trying to
disrespect him. It was just the heat of the moment.”🎥 @arielhelwani
#UFC309pic.twitter.com/uA0OQ6xiJV
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS)
November 11, 2024
There’s a little bit of tension between Jon Jones and
Stipe
Miocic just a few days before their championship clash.
Jones defends his heavyweight title against Miocic in the main
event at UFC 309
on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The two
heavyweights have been respectful of each other throughout the
build-up until recently. Miocic uncharacteristically called Jones a
“b—h” in a recent episode of the UFC 309 Countdown show, which
later caught the heavyweight champion’s attention.
The former light heavyweight champ felt disrespected and issued a
warning to Miocic online. Jones also jokingly advised Miocic
against hiring black training partners to mimic him. v “Hiring
black fighters to mimic me will not help you Stipe,” Jones wrote.
“And you shouldn’t have called me a bitch, the disrespect wasn’t
necessary. Let’s play.”
Jones vs Miocic. Saturday at 10 ET on ESPN+. Order
Now!
Hiring black fighters to mimic me will not
help you Stipe. And you shouldn’t have called me a bitch, the
disrespect wasn’t necessary. Let’s play.
#UFCcountdown— BONY (@JonnyBones)
November 11, 2024
Miocic was informed of Jones’ comments during an appearance on
Ariel Helwani’s show. The former brushed off Jones’ warning while
issuing an apology for hurting his feelings. The Ohio-based
firefighter claims it was just a heat-of-the-moment reaction.
“Oh yeah, he was just talking to me and I was talking to him,”
Miocic. “Like, you know, just bring it on. I don’t know. Well, I’m
sorry if I hurt his feelings, I was just fired up. OK, I’m sorry if
I was disrespectful to him anyway, it was just the heat of the
moment. I’m sorry, I don’t know.”
Jones and Miocic were originally scheduled to fight at UFC 295 last
year before “Bones” pulled out due to an injury. Jones made easy
work of Ciryl Gane
in his return to action after three years to win the heavyweight
title at UFC 285 in March 2023. Meanwhile, Miocic hasn’t fought
since losing his title via a knockout against Francis
Ngannou at in 2021.