5 potential opponents for Stipe Miocic

#2. Curtis Blaydes vs. Chris Daukaus winner

UFC 266: Blaydes v Rozenstruik

The 4th and 9th ranked heavyweights are set to collide in a contender-eliminator bout. Blaydes has much more experience dealing with the top of the division, having fought Francis Ngannou twice and former champion Junior Dos Santos.

Chris Daukaus had a perfect run of 5 wins with 5 finishes until his last outing, where Derrick Lewis was able to land one of his finishing shots. Regardless of this loss, he's still looked incredible in his performances and is a problem for anyone he fights.

While it's hard to make a case for the winner here to get a shot at the belt, a fight against former champion Stipe Miocic seems like it'll be the right step towards the title. This wouldn't be much of a step backwards for Stipe Miocic either, as Blaydes and Daukaus are very highly-touted and dangerous heavyweights.

#1. Jon Jones

UFC 247 Jones v Reyes

Enter the greatest light heavyweight in UFC history, and possibly the best fighter in the world. Jon Jones is looking to make the move to heavyweight, what better way for him to make his presence known other than taking on the former champion and greatest heavyweight in UFC history?

'Bones' has star power and one of the most impressive resumes in the UFC to warrant his first heavyweight fight being in the top 5. Beyond this, Stipe Miocic is the most deserving in heavyweight division for a super fight.

Any Miocic bout will hold some weight to it -- title contention is right around the corner for himself or for any opponent that could get past him. This bout would set Jones up for a title fight and his spot back on top of the UFC's pound-for-pound rankings. Moreover, this would be one of the biggest matches that the UFC could put together at the moment.