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Now that the Jon Jones/Stipe Miocic fight is around the corner. Are you guys finally excited for it?

Are you guys finally excited for the Stipe/Jon Jones fight?


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After seeing Stipe looking like he's at his best shape in quite awhile and ready to go. I'm actually excited for this. Anything can happen in a fight, especially at HW.

So who knows what Stipe will capable of that night.


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Not really, to be honest.
Knowing that both guys are probably going to be retiring without ever unifying the belt sucks...

With the existence of Ngannou and Aspinall - this title fight feels hollow to me.


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It's an exhibition fight for the older fans. With Ngannou out there it's an emptier title than the BMF.

The win will be about as meaningful as GSP winning the middle weight title from Bisping. Just the UFC manipulating cards to generate buys for the "championship fight".
 
Normally I would be stoked for this fight. Here is why I'm not:

Stipe is 80 yrs. old and has not fought since the Nixon administration. Jones is old and inactive as well.

What is this fight going to tell us....Jones can beat an old guy 8 - 9 years past his prime. What is next for Jones...retirement?
 
Not excited. The mystique of Jones and the allure of possibly seeing him lose have long since faded. He's had multiple fights now that people think he lost (against absolute trash opponents btw) so between that and the countless scandals, he sure doesn't feel like some undefeated GOAT anymore. His last impressive performance was over 7 YEARS AGO FFS.

Stipe was a highly overrated champion with an inflated record but I'll go for him in this fight just to get Jones the hell out of there. Inactivity is the worst thing in MMA - even worse than immediate rematches - and both of these guys need to GTFO and let the sport move on.
 
Despite both being way out their primes and coming off injuries and brutal KO, I am looking forward to it. It is possibly Bones' last fight, and I know Stipe is 42 but that dude hits like a truck and at HW all it takes is one clean hit.

I hope its not too one sided. I hope we get an epic fight and I really hope Jones fights Aspinall which I doubt
 
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