The first thought upon hearing the news that an injury forced Jon Jones out of his heavyweight title defense against Stipe Miocic on Nov. 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York in the main event of UFC 295 was that it likely meant we'd already seen the last we would ever see of the greatest fighter ever in the Octagon.
October 25, 2023 at 1:08 pm PDTLAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 09: UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones attends the grand opening of Flanker Kitchen & Sports Bar at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on June 09, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first thought upon hearing the news thaton Nov. 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York in the main event of UFC 295 was that it likely meant we'd already seen the last we would ever see of the greatest fighter ever in the Octagon.
Hunter Campbell, the UFC's chief business officer and one of the few people to have spoken to Jones since the injury that forced the cancellation of his bout with Miocic, doesn't believe the injury will mean the end of Jones as an active fighter."I'm extremely optimistic that he'll fight again," Campbell told Yahoo Sports.
"Usually, these guys are good to go closer to four-to-six months, so maybe they're just long-shooting it and then if he comes back earlier, it's a bonus," Abbasi told Yahoo Sports on Wednesday. Abbasi has a video of himself performingchannel that Jones will have. It is graphic but it shows him pulling the muscle across and reattaching it.
Now, since Campbell believes Jones will return and Abbasi believes he'll be as good as ever following the surgery, the issue turns to Miocic. Miocic didn't come back simply to fight for the heavyweight title again. He hasn't fought since losing his belt to Francis Ngannou at UFC 260 in Las Vegas on March 27, 2021.
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