5 possible opponents for Stipe Miocic

#3 Jon Jones

Could Jon Jones move to Heavyweight to face Miocic next?

Obviously right now, the status of former UFC Light-Heavyweight champion Jon Jones is a massive question mark – he’s currently under USADA suspension for a positive drug test for the anabolic steroid turinabol following his July win over Daniel Cormier, and it’s for that reason that he no longer holds his championship. Given that this was his second positive test under the USADA banner, Jones could be looking at a massive four-year ban.

But UFC President Dana White has stated that he expects Jones to be back in the cage in 2018 – perhaps he believes Jones will try the “contaminated supplement” excuse and USADA will buy it like they’ve done with a number of other fighters. If that’s the case and Jones does return, the question then becomes which title does he look to claim? He could go back to 205lbs to attempt to dethrone Cormier again, but would there be any point?

A much more interesting fight would be at Heavyweight against Miocic. Would Jones’s massive reach, tremendous wrestling game and unorthodox striking be as successful against a bigger guy like Stipe? And could his chin cope with the extra power that a legitimate Heavyweight like Miocic packs? It’s a fight that could provide a hell of a lot of intrigue, and for that reason, Jones as a possible opponent has to be an option.