Jon Jones snuffs Stipe Miocic's handshake
Following the press conference, as Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic were going to have their faceoff, the former champ tried to shake ‘Bones” hand.
However, Jones snuffed his handshake and claimed it was because he spoke about his kids.
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“Don't ever mention my kids again,” Jones said. Miocic then replied, “I never mentioned your kids.”
Jon Jones (27-1 and one NC) is coming off a submission win over Ciryl Gane to win the heavyweight title. Jones is the former light heavyweight champ. In his career, he has notable wins over Daniel Cormier, Alexander Gustafsson, Glover Teixeira, Lyoto Machida, Rampage Jackson, Shogun Rua, and Ryan Bader among others.
Stipe Miocic (20-4) hasn't fought since March of 2021 when he was knocked out by Francis Ngannou to lose his heavyweight title. In his career, he has notable wins over Ngannou, Cormier, Junior dos Santos, Alistair Overeem, and Andrei Arlovski among others.