“Mike Tyson Said the Same Things”- Jon Jones’ “Nervous” Confession About “Dangerous” Stipe Miocic Has Fans Worried About the UFC 295 Fight

Jon Jones is widely considered the greatest fighter of all time. After a hiatus of three long years, he came back to the UFC octagon to fight against the mighty Ciryl Gane. Within two minutes and four seconds into the opening round, the 36-year-old trapped his opponent in a guillotine choke, which compelled Gane to tap out of the bout. Soon after the fight, ‘Bones’ called out the former two-time UFC heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic. Now, Bones and Miocic are set to lock horns at UFC 295.

The monumental clash between the two great fighters will take place on November 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Even after being a great fighter, Jones admits that he is afraid of his upcoming showdown against the 41-year-old. The heavyweight champion didn’t shy away from accepting that he was having nightmares about his next opponent. Let’s delve further into the details of how Jones is handling his upcoming fight.

Jon Jones makes a huge confession

The UFC heavyweight champion was talking on the OverDogs podcast. During the conversation, Jones said that a person should stop doing something if they do not feel anything about it. Later, he revealed how he felt about facing the former UFC heavyweight champion. He said, “At this point, I still get really nervous, man. I have nightmares about my opponents.“

He added, “About every hour, Stipe Miocic will cross my mind. He will cross my mind. I could be having a drink, you name it, he crosses my mind. I could be at my kid’s volleyball game and I thinking about Stipe.” Talking further about the topic, Jones revealed that every fighter goes through a lot of thinking before actually stepping into the Octagon.

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He believes that at the end of all the mental and physical struggles, all a fighter needs to do is to conquer the bouts. When fans came across Jones’ words, they were worried about his upcoming showdown. Some of them found it hard to believe that the mighty Jon Jones could be afraid of someone.

Fans react to the confession of ‘Bones’

One of the fans mentioned that if Miocic could beat Jones, he would be the greatest heavyweight fighter in the history of the promotion.

•  “If stipe is the one to stop Jon jones he’s the goat of hw and there will never be anyone near it”

Another fan pointed out that Jones is able to easily defeat his opponents because he is afraid of their capabilities. Before approaching every opponent, Jones prepares himself to deal with their fighting prowess.

• “That’s why he fights at the highest level every fight, by acknowledging his opponent is dangerous”

Two fans pointed out that the legendary combat sports athletes, Mike Tyson and Georges St-Pierre, have said the same thing. According to these fans, it is the fear of the opponent that often helps the fighters do their best.

• “Mike tyson said the same things. Be scared all camp but once the fight happened he was fearless”
• “Gsp said he was scared for every fight other than the one he got knocked out in, fear makes you dangerous”

A few other fans were in total disbelief when they learned that a tough fighter like Jon Jones can have nightmares. Jones, who holds a whopping MMA record of 27-1, is usually the nightmare of the rest of the fighters.

• “Some of the Realest sh*t he ever said”
• “I didn’t know Jon could have nightmares…”
• “All this time I thought nightmares had Jon Jones.”

Most of the fans believed that the fear that Jones was having would help him emerge victorious against Stipe Miocic. However, some fans were not able to believe that someone like ‘Bones’ could be afraid of someone. What are your thoughts on Jon Jones’s mindset before fighting Miocic? Let us know in the comments below.

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