UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones first title defense is expected to come against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic this July during UFC International Fight Week.
Jones took to Twitter earlier today to state that Miocic is dodging him and has been for quite awhile now:
Yo @stipemiocic only you the UFC and I know the truth, you dodged me all of 2022 - July, September & December.
— BONY (@JonnyBones) March 16, 2023
Now I’m hearing rumors that we may not be fighting this July.
Bro it’s simple, either you believe in yourself or you don’t. Either you want this challenge or you don’t. Stop wasting everyone’s time.
— BONY (@JonnyBones) March 16, 2023
Miocic, a short time after Jones made the tweets, issued a tweet of his own, stating that he’ll be seeing Jones in July:
See you in July. pic.twitter.com/lH7ZzemPCH
— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocic) March 16, 2023