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Farah Hannoun

Stipe Miocic motivated by underdog role vs. UFC champ Jon Jones: ‘I’m the guy that puts a big dagger in that’

Stipe Miocic relishes being underestimated against Jon Jones.

Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) is expected to get the next shot at newly crowned heavyweight champion Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC), and has opened up as a +290 underdog for their fight.

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