Daniel Cormier believes Stipe Miocic’s layoff has been too long for him to come back against someone the caliber of Jon Jones.
Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC), the UFC heavyweight champion, is insistent on rebooking his title fight against Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) upon his return from injury. Jones was scheduled to face Miocic in the UFC 295 main event but withdrew after tearing his pectoral tendon. He also recently had surgery on his left elbow.
Not only does Cormier prefer Jones to fight interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall instead, he doubts Miocic will be in prime form against Jones. Miocic hasn’t competed since losing his heavyweight title by knockout to Francis Ngannou in March 2021.