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Stipe Miocic is not going to make anything easy for Jon Jones. The heavyweight fighter probably wanted to clap back on Jon Jones’ training videos. So he uploaded one of his own. Will he be the warrior who finally retires ‘Bones’ for good? Perhaps the support of Conor McGregor could help him.

Miocic recently took to Instagram to show that he wasn’t unprepared for UFC 295. The fight is about to be one of the most hyped matches in UFC history with the arena already starting to fill out. Here’s what McGregor had to say about Miocic ahead of the fight.

Conor McGregor praises Stipe Miocic ahead of UFC 295

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UFC 295 is now less than a month away. While fans prepare to watch one of the most entertaining showdowns of all time, both the fighters are trying to keep up with one another. After all, it’s a fighter like Miocic going against one of the greatest of all time, Jon Jones.

Miocic uploaded a video on Instagram where he can be seen preparing for sparring. The video then cuts to the fighter going at it against his opponent. Miocic manages to take his opponent down in the hopes of a submission move. However, he ends up pounding him with punches on the ground.

At the sight of the video, fans couldn’t hold back their praise. Miocic is taking this fight as seriously as he needs to. One of the fans on Miocic’s side was Conor McGregor. ‘The Notorious’ expects a great match and, by the looks of it, he’s going to get it.

 

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“One heck of a heavyweight fighter is Stipe, this fight is going to be wild!” commented McGregor

It appears that McGregor will be tuning in for UFC 295 like the rest of MMA fans. Meanwhile. Jones also put up a training video that had fans recalling the way Jones used to be in his prime.

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Jon Jones posted a similar video

Jones posted a video where he could be seen dumbbell training for the fight to come. Jones looked absolutely jacked and huge for the upcoming fight. Some fans even alleged that this is the largest the fighter has looked in a long time. So, is Miocic in for a big fight?

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It’s out of the question. ‘Bones’ has even partnered up with submission expert and Jiu-Jitsu GOAT Gordon Ryan to prepare for Miocic. To prepare to submit a man who has never been submitted. So, will it ever come to be that Miocic loses a fight to a submission? We’ll find out when the two lock horns at the Madison Square Garden in New York.

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