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Danny Segura

Jon Jones casts doubt on July UFC heavyweight title fight, Stipe Miocic responds

Jon Jones isn’t sure he’ll be fighting Stipe Miocic anytime soon, but a response from the former champion could put his uncertainty to rest.

The UFC heavyweight champion, and arguably the greatest fighter to compete in MMA, is starting to doubt that his highly-anticipated title defense against Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) will go down in July, as many expected. Although the matchup has not been made official, all parties including the UFC brass, Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) and Miocic have publicly expressed interest in having the bout go down during the UFC’s international fight week in July.

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