Stipe Miocic: It Sucks Jon Jones Is Going To Lose One | The MMA Hour

Stipe Miocic talks about his trip to Las Vegas for UFC 285, his thoughts on Jon Jones' performance against Ciryl Gane, his reaction to Jones' post-win callout, when the fight is going to take place, whether the Jones fight will be his last, Jones' telling him to focus on fighting, his thoughts on Francis Ngannou's UFC departure, and more.
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[@patrickflug4605]

Why is there no documentary or movie about a UFC heavyweight champion working his daytime job as a firefighter serving the public. He pulls this off in July and it writes itself. Go Stipe.

[@BlackMamba-lt8oe]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 that wud be an excuse to loose

[@Mattthew-kh6tu]

Because stipe is one of the most boring champs to ever hold a belt, and you can't understand him.

[@Shogun973]

He doesn’t have to be a fire fighter people are applying for that job daily. He’s selfish for not fighting more often while champion and only doing rematches the whole time

[@nunyabizwacks6711]

i love Stipe but my god is he horrible on a microphone and even comes off as unlikeable at times

[@nunyabizwacks6711]

​@@Shogun973 im pretty sure Stipe just fought who the ufc wanted him to and those rematches were the biggest fights that could be made in the division when they happened so of course thats what they did

[@petergriffin3127]

Ariel: “Aren’t you mad?” Stipe: “don’t care” Ariel: “Are you mad about this other thing?” Stipe: “No” Ariel: “Am I the only one trying to sell this fight?” 😂😂😂

[@Mayne-1]

😂 for real

[@freedomfox8183]

The fight doesn't need to be sold that sells itself between two legendary guys.. Ariel trying to create drama like usual nothing more

[@chrishayes5755]

the fight sells itself. dont need a tmz drama rat like ariel.

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

And STILLLLLLLL HEAVY--WEIGHT---CHAMPION OF THE WOOOOORLD. JON----BONES---JOOOOOOOOOONES.

[@mrfantastik8168]

@@chrishayes5755 unfortunately drama sells and 99% of MMA fans clamor for it. Sad but true reality, which is why Stipe is not marketable.

[@poetictalez]

Stipe was more upset with Ariel than Jon with all those retirement questions.

[@joepoe9894]

Yup, was thinkn the same thing

[@vincentlaw9006]

People are pointing out that Ariel always instigates things up between the fighters lol look at how he keeps asking Stipe in the @7:40

[@alanfidelino4141]

Ariel was so disrespectful, he can't take a hint that he's already pissing off his guest.

[@michaelbuettner1487]

@@alanfidelino4141 lmao 🤣 Ariel will one day get a warm hand to the face

[@davidmole8299]

Jon will retire him I can see it..going tye distance this time compared to Ciryl but same result only bloodied

[@MammaZizou]

If Stipe spoke English he would have been massive.

[@chidouzoegbo7997]

😂😂😂😂

[@PoochZie]

lol

[@benpietrzykowski9216]

Bruh😂

[@humanactivated1017]

Gay Muslim community totally agrees with you

[@Stubbsygetfit1]

😂

[@AlxThSeal]

Sucks we didn't get this fight 5 years ago.. Stipe is 40 years of age now and pretty inactive, but fingers crossed, maybe we still get a good fight out of two absolute legends.

[@lukemurray4950]

Stipe is inactive because of his own choosing, you can't use that as an excuse.

[@sui6160]

@@lukemurray4950 you absolutely can, because it’s a fact and it matters.

[@kenn.alexander]

Uuf... Had no idea Stipe was 40

[@jak3brap10]

Hopefully this legend beats the woman beater.. someone needs to. These fans who suck jones off are genuinely weird people cheering that man on.

[@michaelb6510]

But jones isn't older an not active?

[@natemarx4999]

Stipe is a class act.

[@kickja4]

Can you translate what he said?

[@garlic_bread4769]

One boring interviewee though

[@TBE99]

Stipe is fake asf. A spoilt brat who sits out and whines about not getting a title shot. Literally got knocked out cold twice and got immediate title shot twice. #Privileges

[@beauaIloevv]

okay lncel

[@beauaIloevv]

peter griffin alt account

[@sper]

What a BRUTAL interview. Bring up his losses, and constantly insinuate he’s retiring. Good one, Dummy 👏

[@BigSoldiermx]

Dana sent a dirty message to Francis thru Jones & Ciryl took a dive 🤑 if Jon beats Stipe & every contender hype will die out. Also nobody at Heavyweight a draw💯

[@fudgenugget8875]

Light a fire 🔥 under his ass.

[@Zaddy_Dynamite]

@@BigSoldiermx uh sir … you can literally see the genuine disappointment in Ciryls face as Jones got up from strangling him .. no dive please stop 😂

[@Daniel_Addy]

@@BigSoldiermx you do that again with words and grammar?

[@sonicslaughter]

I loved when Stipe hit back a little. "You gotta do your journalism, bro. You wanna hire me? I can do your job." 😂

[@2stepsforward4stepsback]

Stipe has literally fought the best of the best at heavyweight- 🐐 💯 not scared of anyone and wants the best, what a guy. 👊👏🙌🙏

[@otallono]

No ufc fighters are scared to fight anyone, it's literally their job and they're competing in an athletic sport not fighting in the street

[@ShaDusK]

@@otallono They are scared every fight depending on how you look at it. But, honestly I think certain matchups might be scary to some. I think hyped undefeated champs like Jon Jones might get you worried when looking at his fights which can be intimidating. As always everyone has performance anxiety.

[@AsimZaidiH]

Stipe has a unique ability to create words that don't exist in between words. Highly skillful talent

[@selfmade7806]

He’s top 5 in that area

[@clapdrix72]

CTE

[@johnhouston8297]

Just rolls off the tongue.

[@waltercallihan]

Sounds like an auctioneer lol

[@rudemastaflex]

😂 4:16

[@markusbaker1161]

“You gotta do your journalism” 😂😂😂 Stipe for the win!

[@jvac1129]

I think Stipe keeps what he really wants to say to himself in interviews. He's very careful at what he says. Can't help but thinking he's a great human and family man.

[@sachinbk1347]

I really think we are underestimating Stipe, Jon was in there for just 2 odd minutes,we are making too much out of it,we still don't know how will he look in the later rounds at this weight class,and he is fighting the greatest heavyweight of all time,this could be an amazing fight and Stipe is no joke,he is very well rounded and tough as hell. So let's wait and watch.

[@OurRooks]

Stipe has also been out for two years and is pretty old by a fighters standards. I love the guy and would like to see him win, but this fight has Jones victory written all over it to me.

[@sunshinekid7799]

Stipe would have to take him that far dude, and he’s no killer like psycho Jon lol

[@tubbiechaser3637]

He's sounds very scared to me. Gane was intimidated but Stipe is afraid of this match. Hes gonna get K O badly

[@drazenstefanovic6122]

@@tubbiechaser3637 15y old?

[@drazenstefanovic6122]

@@sunshinekid7799 ??stipe is not killer?Did you see Jon last fight lhw??

[@ramonbriones4487]

Stipe's English has gotten so much better

[@ripevanwinkle494]

Lmao

[@ripevanwinkle494]

Lmao

[@J-J-TL]

He was born in Ohio, USA. LOL

[@okokokok1457]

Lmfao

[@ripevanwinkle494]

@@J-J-TL Its a joke…

[@mohammedyh]

Stipe is pisseddd he didn’t get any reading from jons fight since it was very short. He’s prbly cussing ciryl the heck out now 😂

[@primal_god]

Yeah, I was thinking that also, if he turned down the Jones fight so he could get a read on Jon before fighting himself , that definitely didn't work. Lol while he also had to sit through the entire night of Jon being praised by the entire sport and mocking him. He looked miserable sitting there haha

[@Keith_Mikell]

He dont need reads. Stipe is much quicker, he is not flat footed. And jones is really slow at HW. Plus hes a bundle of nerves.

[@andyhoughtaling6319]

@@Keith_Mikell Really slow at heavyweight? He spent about 1 minute on his feet, for one, so you barely even have anything to judge that off of. Also, everything he threw was as fast as he did at 205. Cyril is well known for being the fastest heavyweight right now, and Jones was significantly faster than Cyril normally moves, as well as faster than Cyril in this fight. Stipe is old, and probably permanently rattled after that KO+hammerfist from Francis. Francis is a terrible grappler, and if Francis can reverse Stipe's takedown and completely manhandle him on the ground, Jones is going to be able to do that even easier. Also, Jones was only nervous because it was his first fight in 3 years. Nobody has as much experience as him in these high profile fights with giant crowds, and that will also favor him against Stipe. Stipe would be very lucky to pull this off, in my opinion.

[@bearcatcow]

@@Keith_Mikell stipe is not quicker lol dude is 40 years old and got sent to the shadow realm his last fight. Jones retires him in 1 round.

[@nn4mz571]

@@Keith_Mikell - Cope.

[@stevevasquez7571]

Love stipe!!! Such a great human and a real positive role model!!!! He needs more love. Ariel always doing a great job! Love the content! Stipe a true American treasure!!!

[@ytfazefan6765]

Lmao “american”

[@investornabil8825]

From a psychological perspective it’s really insane how good Stipe felt at the end. Helwami was hella covert toxic as usual, tryna find dirt everywhere. But the competitive spirit of Stipe made him feel alive. Insane. He felt so excited about his next months working out and fighting as the underdog vs Jones. Never seen someone as eager to prove himself.

[@tartuffethespry]

yeah he's a very confident guy

[@ehbrazzy2845]

What makes Stipe the best all around in spirit and legacy.

[@harshak6276]

Ariel is a snake.

[@scottmurphy1563]

Covert toxic...well said.

[@jaredstokes2204]

Why do i understand Ciryl Gane more than i understand Stipe?

[@dougjohnson8610]

Stipe is punch drunk and been knocked out cold dude sounds like he's drunk off a whole 30 rack and a bottle of liquor

[@jello710]

​@@dougjohnson8610 just his accent brotha lol

[@ArmyHulk]

He's gotten much worse over the years.

[@bighill5680]

English is his second language !

[@armanikelly3111]

@@dougjohnson8610 😂😂

[@WewLaddie]

Good for Stipe, he's chilling half retired, but I got a feeling Jon will be the heavy favorite here.

[@carmine_]

A very heavy favorite??? U forget how good stipe is lol not only is he so talented and well rounded but he is so tough and the best heavyweight.. going to be a good fight and prob jones hardest fight

[@chi_0647]

@@carmine_ yeah yeah… you probably said that about Gane.

[@Justaman483]

No problem.. Stipe is underdog against everybody.. Stipe athlete career is all about underdog but he proves everybody wrong all the time

[@lukemurray4950]

@@carmine_ Jones is going to expose the whole heavyweight division. It is so weak and always has been. Haven't got a decent jab between the lot of em.

[@khalil802]

@@chi_0647 You already know he said that about most of Jones' opponents lmao

[@williamleiplein9799]

Ariel is such an instigator and Stipe isn’t taking the bate 😂

[@tonyebiere551]

bait

[@PinKPunK8181]

All Liberals are!!!

[@winstonsmith8240]

He might not be the most fun person to interview, but he's one hell of a man. 🤞

[@ots1634]

I will be supporting Stipe more than I've ever supported anyone when this fight goes down

[@AdamJensensClone]

Same.

[@TBE99]

Ok hillbilly ok... Croatian stipe is America's great white hope 😂

[@andrewlee3383]

He'll need the support after Jon runs thru him. Good job guys! A couple of Swell Guys helping pick up the pieces

[@rippindrummer666]

@@andrewlee3383stipe will do better then gane, he’s been in a bunch of high pressure championship fights. You could tell Cyril was feeling the pressure of the moment as he was walking into the octagon. Will stipe win?

[@MrBradclack]

I felt that way when Leon fought Kamaru just because the UFC gave Leon no favours no push

[@TankSwift]

Stipe is Heavyweight GOAT, we don't know whats going to happen when Jones and Stipe face off

[@markpersaud96]

Stipe look old man.. he just want another paycheck over in one round he knows people already calling Jones the Goat and he will be a trivia question

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Stipe is past his prime. Jones is either past his prime or getting close to passing it. I would be surprised if Stipe comes back in the form he was 2 years ago. Jones obv did it but Stipe is older, I think we might have seen the best of him

[@strangedays871]

Fedor is the greatest heavyweight of all time. In his prime he was unbeatable.

[@sunshinekid7799]

We have a decent idea of what that will look like. It’s definitely in Jon’s favor

[@dallasrobertson1254]

@@markpersaud96how dumb do you have to be to be the dumbest sayer of dumb things to say that sound dumb and are dumb while actually bein stupid ?

[@Youngeggs0523]

Absolutely classy! much respect for Stipe the excitement is real . just a side note the 8th of July will mark the 11th anniversary of my best friends passing so a special fight for special day is all I can ask for as an MMA fan .

[@insuchaway]

Rest In Peace to your friend!

[@johnpartlow9410]

Hard watch, per usual 🔥🔥🔥🔥 keep it up, Ariel!

[@georgiaboi22]

Stipe interviews are rarely boring. He seems like he’d be really fun to hangout with

[@MoSuli96]

This has to be sarcasm lol

[@i_Gotcha_]

Ariel really tried prying answers out of Stipe this time about retirement and everything. I’m sure he was annoyed.

[@watersandblue6001]

​@@MoSuli96 i first thought i read "are always boring" lmao

[@rhysperegrine5100]

Yeah-ah was-gah ah-nah yeah prolly y'know agree wich yah

[@stevengarthune9802]

​@@MoSuli96 Real dudes don't resonate with fake ones. 🤷‍♂️

[@droopyd203]

Man stipe really has a way of not getting me excited for any of his fights lol

[@jacobjaramillo3192]

He’s just all business. But unfortunately thats not good for business.

[@suhailshaikh8529]

​@@jacobjaramillo3192 he should act like jones, and people would take him seriously bcoz he is also very accomplished fighter

[@biscuitparty]

lmao

[@choolakejinendra9652]

Stipe: "I am going to beat the Greatest of all time, I'm in Great shape" Ariel: "So when are you retiring?"

[@MrJayB_17]

Stipe sounds like he wants to fight Ariel more than he wants to fight Jon 😂

[@carmine_]

Stipe vs jones is going to be one of the best fights and i haven’t been this excited for a fight in a long time

[@ramonbriones4487]

So u weren't excited about Jon and gane?!

[@darrenwychejr7001]

With that being said Miocic gets sparked lol

[@greencobra8073]

I like Stipe also but he's going to get dusted.

[@youbekay]

Stipe got out wrestled by Ngannou and knocked out in their last fight, how do you expect this to be competitive

[@mystermont2019]

@@ramonbriones4487 A lot of people were writing of Gane after getting ragdolled by a Francis with a bad knee. Francis isn't exactly known for a good gas tank either.

[@amberlyrose9114]

😂😂 Stipe was getting annoyed with Ariel trying to find out if he's going to retire!!

[@arrelrandalltay2401]

The way Ariel saying it , I will feel annoying by it too .

[@danielnillo]

Agreed. Regarding peoples boundaries, Ariel lacks awareness and respect. My feeling is that in this biz, it's short sighted to squeeze out sound bites rather than build respect and trust. There's a reason people don't talk about retirement prematurely.. it's not always conducive to an individuals mental state / approach if they still have work to do. This should be respected.

[@TM-51]

​@@arrelrandalltay2401 annoyed*

[@BlackMamba-lt8oe]

Fighting is different from spread coocxie on only fans and calling it woman empowerment

[@molebogengm7456]

Ariel was getting annoying 😒

[@igorjagnic5712]

Sretno Stipe. You are legend, believe in yourself and get that belt. Greetings from Croatia

[@domingorubies656]

Stipe is one of the two guys that could actually pull this off. He’s Beaten absolute Beasts like DC and Ngannou.

[@PleasureInducedHypergonadism]

I like Stipe but DC body was waving good bye to him by this point, he aged worse than Stipe and he decided to put on a show and stand up every fight instead of take advantage of the wrestling. No way to prove this of course. But I believe DC wanted to put on a spectacle on the feet and if he wanted to he could've finished both fights on the ground.

[@lykastannis7662]

@@PleasureInducedHypergonadism DC shot for takedowns and missed several bro. He even landed some and didn't do much. Stipe has better takedown defense than you think. He has never been taken down more than once in a fight and was never submitted.

[@tornadotom2390]

​@@lykastannis7662 that's going to change. "If" the fight even goes 3 rounds, Jon will take him down at least 2 times.

[@davidish6079]

Yes but Francis was still green. Jones has a lot of experience and more technical.

[@davidish6079]

​@Lyka Stannis True but Jones beat DC twice. Jones won't be that awkward in his next fight he will probably tone done. Jones is a better wrestler. I like Stipe he's been a great champ and humble but I don't see him beating Jones.

[@zehreelamachar6720]

We haven't seen Heavyweight Jones in a stand-up battle. Would love to see that in this fight and see how he squares up!

[@systemofadown945]

Yea.. flashbacks to the reyes fight?

[@vn5774]

His striking looked awkward as hell in the Gane fight

[@FerrisFilms77]

Ariel needs and must be doing these interviews. You have to have these questions asked and it’s so funny how this guy didn’t give anything we wanted to hear but he’s still the man 😅

[@FrankChristopherOutdoors]

Very interesting fight . My heart is all for Stipe but my mind is for Jones. Hard not to bet on jones here given his history and stipes age, but there’s a catch here. Many people are saying Francis would be a harder fight than Stipe. That’s true in some ways and not true in others. Stipe has much more experience in different aspects of mma than Francis but Francis obviously has the strength and raw knockout power. I could see Jon finishing Francis in a similar way to Cyril, not as fast but he doesn’t have as much experience in different positions that we have seen anyway. If Stipe puts on 20 lbs of muscle and can still maintain stamina for five rounds, this has the potential to be legendary. I highly doubt Jones will knockout Stipe. I could see Jones submitting him or winning a decision . Probably a decision or else Stipe knocks out Jones. Stipe has heavy hands everyone always forgets about. I can’t wait for this fight and I really hope Stipe puts his everything into this camp. Stipes just a regular dude who kicks everyone’s asses, I hope he wins . Imagine how big of an upset it would be if Stipe wins one way or another.

[@djdoomy]

It's risky to bet on Stipe as he has been knocked out pretty bad; I doubt he can take too many punches now; his time has passed

[@ct0332]

I think Jones completely destroys Stipe. Stipe doesn’t have the body gain 20 lbs. Jones had the length to get bigger and not lose much speed. Stipe is already pushing the balance between being as heavy as you can while being fit. And against Stipe, Jones has his huge reach advantage back against a older fighter who is on a huge KO loss. Given that Jones now tasted a fast finish against a real heavyweight, I think he is going to finish Stipe in round one as well.

[@RaptorsDot]

Your bias stipe gonna get finished ✔️ prime either way 😂 Francis way hard cause he’s so strong and fast plus now has experience y’all sleep cause of bias

[@RaptorsDot]

Dude boring

[@SandunLabs]

@@RaptorsDot Francis runs his ass off ..

[@Tbone1492]

I love both of these athlete's. Hopefully they can keep cordial with eachother. May the best man win🙏

[@lovejesus7775]

Stipe is cursed on the mic lmaooooo

[@ethanking4954]

Ngannou speakes better English than him lol

[@lovejesus7775]

@@ethanking4954 it’s stipes mannerisms lolll he looks dumbfound

[@abyss5883]

Lmao his English gets worse as he gets more hyped up

[@StelmachsWorld]

Am i the only one who doesn’t ever have an issue understanding him lol? 😅 He does mumble a bit but its never an issue with understanding him

[@lovejesus7775]

@@abyss5883 more hyped? He’s considered the heavyweight goat lol not hype

[@jamesredding9410]

Stipe was silent when Francis was heavyweight but back talking again when he’s gone.. kinda like Debo and Smokey 😂 Respect to him but And still ! 👊🏾

[@jamesredding9410]

@@optimumgaming7404 I’m talking about fighting not his private life outside the cage! All jokes aside, that was a brutal KO and I’m sure he didn’t want to fight Francis again after that let alone fighting period! U have to spend time with your fam after that! I respect all Martial Artist / MMA fighters because it takes hard work, sacrifice, dedication , & warrior mentality to do it as I’m a Martial artist for years. I just found it ironic that when Francis was around he was quiet but when he left he wants back in! Jon Jones is even more deadlier & technical than Francis so be careful what you ask for!

[@optimumgaming7404]

@@jamesredding9410 I just think you're ascribing your own personal feelings unto Stipe who is a UFC champion and who thinks differently than you do. I also never viewed him as "quiet". He tried to get a fight going, but they wouldn't give it to him. So he didn't say anything about it. Now Jon appears, and Stipe has always believed he would beat Jon, so it makes sense for him to be speaking up now.

[@jamesredding9410]

@@optimumgaming7404 Not personal, just an opinion like you. You make a great point tho. From the outside looking in thats what it seemed like. Other fighters mentioned it as well. I didn’t hear any rumblings of him wanting to come back to fight Francis. Did you? If so shoot me the link. No one knows but him. Again I respect him , I just believe he didn’t want that fight again with Ngannu .

[@optimumgaming7404]

@@jamesredding9410 Stipe is local to my area and goes to the same locations. He will comment about these things if you speak to him directly.

[@pedrohippocaus8488]

😂🤣😂Stipe beat Francis’s ass and in the fight he lost to him Stipe stunned his head with a good shot then rushed in and got caught instead of being more cautious.Stipe wanted the rubber match but it never happened.

[@skyedge3407]

My boy Stipe is refreshed, stronger, heavier than ever and ready for a war.

[@treven21]

lol

[@Charles011]

It's so amazing hearing from Stipe "I mean I guess" Miocic

[@markoivanmarelic]

Never underestimate Stipe Miočić. Lets go Stipe. Lets get ready to rumbleeeeeeeeeeee........ 💪🇭🇷 🇺🇸

[@IsaidSTIPEwillbeatJONES]

Yeaahhh tell them

[@commonsenseisnowasuperpowe5275]

Stipe Miocic is an all time great, but he ain't beating Bones

[@BrunoMarinMusic]

@@commonsenseisnowasuperpowe5275 yes he is

[@TBE99]

Croatian Stipe is America's great white hope LMAO

[@isuckatthisgame]

Wrestling cancels each other and Stype boxes Jon's head off easily. TKO3 by The Fireman

[@meruemo776]

After seeing how monstrous and focused on his training Jones has been. I think nobody's beating him even francis

[@David-xh9cw]

You say that like Ngannou had any skill at all besides being 100000000kg chunk of muscle in a piss weak division.

[@TollFree999]

@@David-xh9cw Yet he still out grappled Miocic.

[@carsontanner9267]

@@TollFree999 yea because hes a 265lb blanket of muscle

[@TollFree999]

@@carsontanner9267 Stronger fighters get out grappled all the time.

[@ubermikesocal]

Sergei Pavlovich will beat Jon Jones, KO

[@Crossfire2003]

I am glad for, both, Jones & Stipe. This will be the greatest heavyweight fight in the history of MMA! Possibly, the greatest MMA fight ever! They will earn tons of cash!!! #UFC #GOAT

[@travistar]

How can anyone not love Stipe?

[@therealshamx]

hard to understand him talk tbf

[@travistar]

@@therealshamx yeah fair call

[@thomashayes8340]

Stipe was an animal in his prime days. Absolute beast. But I believe Jon when he says he will finish stipe. Quite easily

[@sallgoodman2323]

The wrestling will maybe cancel out, nut Jon has huge reach and weapons

[@CaseysCollectibles]

@@sallgoodman2323 I say Jon does the same or worse to stipe. Maybe not as quick but I definitely see him man handling jones.

[@carthaginian1153]

Stipe lacks submission threat

[@mrspiff6955]

@@sallgoodman2323 Stipe has a 80-inch reach.

[@mrspiff6955]

@@CaseysCollectibles Don’t be a victim of the moment. Jon won’t be able to bully Stipe on the ground like that, if he takes him down. He looked awkward in the few striking exchanges in that fight.

[@happycamper4918]

This man is content in life with his family and day job. What a guy

[@sabas7549]

Dope profile pic

[@justanotherguy9300]

that's 100% at 5:27 is so genuine

[@ronindr]

I'd like to thank Ari and our people for this beautiful weather we're having, thank you😊

[@SteveMartile]

As a fan of UFC, the fight with Jon and Cyril was disappointing because it ended so quickly. I would have loved to see more 😊

[@MrDeano8888]

I love Stipe, but I am the same age as him, and pushing yourself to the limits at 40 (he will be nearly 41) is a lot harder than pushing yourself to the limit at 35. Those extra 6 years of mileage take their toll. I wish him all the best, but I don't see him beating Jones.

[@TBE99]

EXCUSES. Hillbillies never want to bring up that DC was 41 years old way out of his prime when he knocked out privileged BUM STIPE

[@droogmilk]

​@@TBE99 you doing alright buddy?

[@TBE99]

@@droogmilk Exposed. Don't be a hypocrite

[@droogmilk]

@@TBE99 maybe get off KZbin go outside and enjoy your day ✌️

[@allpraisewebb1142]

@@TBE99 he was not 41 dude...he was around that age their LAST fight not the first

[@obitriceforlife5771]

I was a DC fan when he fought Stipe but I’ve decided to be a lifelong Stipe fan. Seems like a great guy and human being.

[@kidluna]

nobody is actually a dc fan

[@emekaokonkwo869]

@@kidluna me and many other people are

[@Jacob-cn7ez]

How can you decide to be someone's "lifelong" fan after just saying you switched over to support him after he won?

[@leonardomoore1868]

​@@Jacob-cn7ez thank u

[@MMAKitchen]

Can't wait for this fight!

[@solyhhit]

Stipe looked so angry at the PPV. I'm excited for the fight.

[@poptop1788]

Angry cause he knows as long as Johnny bones jones is still breathing he ain't ever gettin that belt back

[@dontbsalty4138]

Damn right he looked mad because he should’ve been the one to fight Jon for the title. But instead the ufc gave Jones the easy win against the guy who can't wrestle to boost his legacy. But Stipe did this to himself by not speaking up and standing up for himself.

[@springfield03sniper]

@@dontbsalty4138 let’s be honest….UFC (Dana) did this as a big F U to Francis…..for whatever reason, they couldn’t come to a deal where Francis fought Jon, so now Francis looks like a weak champ because the guy that took him 5 rounds and gave him trouble, just got beat midway through the first round easily by Jon.

[@Scheboygan8767]

@@dontbsalty4138 if you’re as inactive as he has been you have to wait your turn, Cyril has been more active so he got the shot. Don’t say Jones took 3 years off too cause he was bulking and getting ready. Only stipes fault he wasn’t fighting

[@thenedsmmachannel8970]

​@dont b salty why would Stipe deserve it? He hasn't fought in 2 years and got flatlined by Francis. Atleast Gane got back in the win column

[@milandiptoor3809]

It’s amazing what Jon Jones did to Ciryl Gane. Amazing. Stipe vs Jones is going to be a banger!

[@ylatupa]

Stipe is a terrific college wrestler and a former golden gloves boxer. He's a terrific athlete and very well rounded . Natural heavyweight

[@gilpolin3261]

Man I LOVE stipe😂 Dude is my spirit animal Coolest guy ever I wanna be stipe when I grow up Loved how he got annoyed by Ariel’s age remarks

[@patricknez7258]

Well at the very least, Stipe knows how to defend a front headlock/guillotine so he's already ahead of Cereal

[@anthonywilliams3606]

Lol Cereal

[@joescaletta9665]

Jones eat his cereal for breakfast and eat his cereal for a late Night snack lol now hes gonna eat Stipe now and send him back to the fire department 😂

[@MrShane82]

When Jon was saying it like “cereal gain” lol before they fought 😂

[@suhailshaikh8529]

Hahahaha got picked up like a child against dc, sure he has good takedown defence hahahah

[@omojesuakinkuade4048]

Nganou exposed Gane's weaknesses especially in wrestling. He needs to work on this sphere big time.

[@perfectcreature1]

Change camp is the only way ✌🏾

[@GoulagInamte777]

@@perfectcreature1 He's gotta pack his stuff and go to Dagestan wrestle bears and stuff

[@user-oe2tb9pu1o]

The man is stone faced and Super focused and super Confident, Stipe doesn’t back down, from Francis to DC Stipe is a Giant slayer

[@felipebenavente7795]

Incredible how stipe said that he wasnt blown away from jon jones performance in finishing cyril by submission..come on guy!!! Be humble..and he's annoyed by ariel cz he probably heard ariel praising jon jones before he came out to the interview

[@Danielson1818]

It's truly amazing how anyone could dislike Stipe. Dude has never gotten in trouble, or disrespected the fighters, company, or the sport. Been a firefighter/EMT his entire fighting career. Haters call him boring, and root for the nearest crackhead instead.

[@ramonbriones4487]

Please stipe do us a solid!

[@WattWireNet]

I would have loved to hear Stipe comment about what Ciryl should have done in the last 30 seconds of the fight to change the outcome.

[@AzsFinest]

He's like my little nephew. I gotta really focus in on him to understand wtf he is saying..

[@malcolmnesbitt7713]

Stipe is like Sean Stricklands older brother 😂

[@kevinmcinnis2586]

Stipe- "I don't know if I'll retire." Ariel - "So after this fight, you're retiring, right?"

[@REMEMBRANCEVIDEOS..]

This one of the best interview getting close to the mind of like sleeping w/ enemy also you can just see Stipe that he still got the eye of a tiger in him that's ready to be unlease

[@charlesgamble4670]

Dude I love how ariel interviews people. He's an instigator haha

[@2ClutchCorey]

Great match up on paper but we just saw what Jones did to the number 1 contender who’s 3 years younger than jon. Stipe will be 5.. possibly 6 years older than jones. Hope he can still do his thing but I got a feeling like jon really puts a pace on stipe with his kicks and the high output single shot variance. It’s one thing running from Francis who can only swing his hands, Jon jones picking him apart will be something he’s never seen in his career, goes the same way the chael fight does imo.

[@systemofadown945]

Idk man jon coudnt even put away reyes

[@jblack5728]

As a huge Jon Jones fan… I absolutely love Stipe. I will be torn on who I want to win.

[@lowlowseesee]

Choose the guy who doesn’t beat women lol

[@jvac1129]

I like Stipe as a human being and his record at Heavyweight makes him the best Heavyweight of all time. But with Jon's record at light Heavyweight and now being the Heavyweight champ id like to see him rip through the Heavyweight division and be untouchable with being the GOAT. His checkered past unfortunately will always loom over his career with alot of people.

[@GregEire2012]

Its crazy, i trained mauy thai for years and boxed and also fought/competed but by no means am i an expert in mma or fighting in general but i seem too be able too call these fights better than the pro's. I do get the odd one wrong but the jones v gane for example i called a 2nd round submission for jones so i wasnt far off, i thought jones would have needed a warm up round so too hear pro'd picking gane or being shocked jones won blows my mind.

[@FriendwithNoName7]

What do you think happens in the Miocic vs Jones fight?

[@GregEire2012]

@@FriendwithNoName7 thats a tough one, im on the fence with that one but i wouldnt be surprised if miocic got the knockout. I also see it going the distance and jones winning on points. As i said im on the fence but can see it going either of those 2 ways.

[@christophernealywithd7451]

I'm looking forward to this fight.

[@xynzzzzzz]

All love but Ariel was especially annoying in this one... Stop trying to stir up drama dude!!!

[@mikemacdude]

His heart aint in it anymore. He's grabbin the bag and sailing off into the sunset mumbling incoherent ramblings

[@JohnDoe-kx1yt]

🤣🤣🤣

[@malikd.7348]

I agree 1000%

[@whatsamolitty9884]

I’m excited for this one

[@alejandro8138]

Stipe is the Rocky balboa of the UFC 🔥

[@ritchieelgar7253]

Stipe is the only fighter in heavyweight division that’s experienced enough to beat jones he has all the most important tools mindset,experience and toughness I still favor jones but matchup wise stipe is super hard to takedown and him lifting heavy will help with this matchup 6040 in favor of jones but I wouldn’t bet on this fight

[@mrspiff6955]

Jon’s only path to victory against Gane was to grab him and take him down. He did that early and got the sub. Against Stipe, I don’t see a sure path. Stipe has good wrestling and solid hands with KO power.

[@ubermikesocal]

Sergei Pavlovich will destroy Jon Jones.

[@ritchieelgar7253]

@@ubermikesocal he can’t stuff a takedown he would lose to blaydes

[@MrShane82]

Might be best jones fight since Gus 1 , Dc 1 imo was a nice good fight also

[@GoodStuff1992]

​@@mrspiff6955 stipe's wrestling is so good. it was stuffed, gave up his back and taken down by francis with 3 years of wrestling experience. jones has outwrestled other ACTUAL WRESTLERS like sonnen, evans, bader, jackson and dc.

[@jasonadams6655]

Where i can find the English interview

[@twiztidfreakshow4186]

This is the true test for bones at hw. Stipes wrestling isnt at Jon's level but stipes strong so it should come close to equal. I would expect stipe to force the stand up which could be interesting. I've liked this match-up since Jon started talking about his move to hw.

[@kardave2848]

Stipe is a dudes dude, a man of few words and soon to be.....THREE TIME, THREE TIME, THREE TIME, UFC heavy weight champion!

[@Roymorando]

Jon Jones is literally gonna obliterate stipe 💀💀

[@jasonantonelli5982]

That's definitely facts!

[@adrian3843ify]

Does anyone know how to turn on the subtitles?

[@chrisfellows650]

Click on the screen then click the CC

[@Drucipher6996]

Stipe is the man and has been that dude can’t wait to see them square up in the octagon should be one helleva fight

[@Psycho_Logical_631]

One really out of shape HW that comes to mind is Roy "big country" Nelson, he was like Santa Claus that could KO people with 1 punch 👊 😂

[@cgiles9086]

Nelson is 🇧🇷🥋also

[@rompiendoelmercado3479]

This is the last dance for stipe

[@waelbreich7644]

what was his message to JJ? I hear it like 5 times but could only make out the "my friend" part

[@stackmosayless-1669]

I can't wait for this fight DC is literally punching the air hoping Jones doesn't make it look easy.

[@maffuw]

Stipes boxing needs to come through for him. Hopefully hes not coming into this one at 230 and he can stop the takedowns.

[@isaacalzate8262]

He's 252 he already said he made a mistake against ngannou

[@suhailshaikh8529]

​@@isaacalzate8262 jones took down 250 pounds gane down, and stipe is also 250 pounds, stipe should not come to 230 or else jones can take him down more easily

[@Daniel-us8vk]

Stipe needs Charles Olivera’s translator

[@sikhumbuzomthombeni5903]

Stipe, super likeable even if you're not his fan. In fact, everytime he gets interviewed I like him more.

[@Boots67]

Stipe’s face on the colonoscopy joke was a look of death. Colonoscopy jokes are usually for older folks and I think Stipe was about to take it wrong

[@EdwardThomasLee]

Jones could submit Stipe but he gonna send him to the shadow realm via KO to make a statement.

[@goodsolonius7305]

Probably

[@oldironsides4107]

I hope stipe gets his face sunken in by elbows and then is a fixture in the talk show scene as man with sunk in face.

[@carthaginian1153]

Stipe has legit ko power. Jones should be careful on the feet

[@dyfox3856]

Yep

[@sui6160]

What’s the last time Jones sent someone to the shadow realm?

[@BrushworkNL]

Stipe is a wayyyyyy harder fight for Jon than Cyril, Miocic is a well rounded seasoned fighter. I could see this going 4-5 rounds for sure.

[@mrspiff6955]

Jon isn’t a lock to beat Stipe. Don’t use the Gane fight to judge this one. Stipe has solid wrestling and very good boxing with legit KO power.

[@suhailshaikh8529]

Nah 2 rounds at most

[@TimeEnthusiast]

What did he say in the clip when Jon called him out.

[@batmanfanizationreborn6055]

I still hope he is in good shape and that he will put more of a fight to jon than gane did. He was so disappointing against him, really looked forward go their fight but to me was so uninteresting and lukewarm. Hope stipe will regain his belt and beat jon Jones cuz i want to see him gets tested as a heavy weight.

[@Marc-NZ]

The big strategy adopted by JJ wasn't take that long to gain muscle and weight but to wait for every great HW get older or retired...lol!!

[@davids.8664]

after giving away his LHW title for free just to not face Blachowicz...Jones is a coward

[@Scheboygan8767]

He most definitely gained muscle and weight, he would squash you like a bug😭 look what he did to jacked Cyril. Muscles don’t win fights, casual

[@BamOn742]

Spot on

[@rod2274]

@@BamOn742 not at all hw devision is the best it’s been in long time

[@rod2274]

Hw division is very good atm n jon not getting younger

[@bondjames4053]

True GOAT and its funny how Gane got a title shot before fighting fighting the real champ

[@kona6451]

GOAT? please.

[@garrettsoriano-kz8bi]

That was a master class interview. Barbara Walters-esque. Could’ve interviewed the wall behind him

[@ricks5876]

Love how people saw Jones call out Stipe after the fight and were like oh Stipe is scared, you can see it in his eyes.. Im like have you ever seen Stipe, dude is unfazed

[@lukehatten9170]

There’s a solid chance I’m wrong but I believe Stipe can beat Jon