Mike Winklejohn, the coach of the former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones coach reckons that ‘Bones’ is not interested to clash with Stipe Miocic in his heavyweight debut.
Mike Winklejohn reveals why Jon Jones would not take on Stipe Miocic
Winklejohn recently spoke to Submission Radio and the JacksonWink coach said that Miocic is currently not on the former 205-pound champion’s radar. Conor McGregor Leaks Crazy Wedding Ring Photo
“From the outside looking in, I would think that [a fight with Stipe Miocic] wouldn’t excite Jon [Jones]. I think Jon wants a big one…he wants a big challenge and right now, Stipe is not there. Stipe is awesome, don’t get me wrong, but Jon wants the biggest challenge out there. That’s how Jon Jones thinks,” Mike Winklejohn said in the interview.
When he was asked who he thinks will be the heavyweight champion by the time Jones makes his heavyweight debut, Winklejohn said:
“We’ll see how that plays out, I really don’t know. If they [Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane] are gonna fight, it’s kind of a toss-up. Francis has improved quite a bit. He used to be just a big power puncher but you’re seeing he’s slowly getting better everywhere, with everything he’s doing. And when you have somebody that puts that fear in you, that might change Gane’s gameplan a little bit. [At] the same time, you know, Gane moves around with some of the things he has, the tools he has, he’ll make it a bit harder on Francis and he’s strong. He’s quite strong actually. So, I don’t know, I would have to sit down and think about that…I can’t give you an answer at the moment at all.”
Ciryl Gane recently defeated Derrick Lewis at UFC 265 to become the UFC interim heavyweight champion. He will likely face Francis Ngannou next in order to unify the belt. We will see whom Jones ultimately faces upon his heavyweight debut.
