As Jon Jones waits for his fight against veteran Stipe Miocic, he bumped into another heavyweight fighter. Moldovan fighter Serghei Spivak faced off against ‘Bones’, standing shoulder to shoulder. Consequentially, fans shared their reactions to this rare face-off on Instagram.
Serghei Spivak racked up a three-fight winning streak at UFC Vegas 68 after defeating Derrick Lewis via submission. After his fight, during the Octagon interview, ‘Polar Bear’ expressed his wish to fight for the title and called out Jon ‘Bones’ Jones. He didn’t get the fight, but he recently met up with Jones.
Jon Jones faces off with Serghei Spivak
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Serghei Spivak with his friends and family was present at one of Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurants when he bumped into ‘The Greatest of All Time’ Jon Jones. Both fighters decided to have a light-hearted face-off, following which ‘Polar Bear’ proceeded to hug the UFC heavyweight champion.
However, as soon as Spivak approached to hug Jones, the champion raised his left knee to show the Moldovan fighter that he could have hit him from anywhere. However, it was all just banter as both fighters shared a laugh and Jones graciously greeted Spivak’s entourage and posed for a couple of photos with them. Many fans have found this incident to be amusing. Let us see what the fans had to say on social media.
Fans react to Jones-Spivak face-off
One fan was stunned to see how quickly Jon Jones got his knee up during the casual face-off. They believe that ‘Bones’ can easily take on Serghei Spivak with one hand. However, others pointed out that he should face off against Sergei Pavlovich, and that is what UFC fans want. Moreover, they noticed how big Jon Jones has gotten bigger in size and compared him to Daniel Cormier. Here are some of the reactions from fans on Instagram.
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The knee got up there so quick. Jeez.
jon would literally pick him up and throw him out of the cage with an arm tied behind his back
Wrong Sergei he’s facing off with.
Now face off with the other Sergei.
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Jon really big af
Pavlovich is the fight to make
God damn Jones looking like DC
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MMA fighters may be serious inside the cage, but they never fail to share a laugh whenever they can. Jon Jones has mentioned many times that he doesn’t feel challenged enough in the UFC anymore. He may even consider retirement. There are, however, a plethora of fighters who are yearning for a crack at the heavyweight champion.
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