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Farah Hannoun

Quinton Jackson figured Stipe Miocic ‘would be a tougher challenge’ for Jon Jones than Tom Aspinall

Quinton Jackson expected Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic to be a more competitive fight.

Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) retained his heavyweight title with a lopsided performance that ended with a devastating third-round TKO finish of Miocic by spinning back kick in the UFC 309 headliner. Miocic was widely considered the greatest heavyweight of all time, but the more than three-year layoff appeared to play a factor in his sluggish performance.

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