After Stipe Miocic knocked out Daniel Cormier to win UFC’s heavyweight title on Saturday night at UFC 241, Jon “Bones” Jones jumped in with a strong take on Twitter. Jones wrote that Miocic is the G.O.A.T., the greatest heavyweight of all time.
Miocic seems to agree. His Twitter bio reads just that: “Greatest Heavyweight of All Time.” Following the match, Miocic also wrote that he is the “BADDEST MAN ON THE PLANET.”
Miocic (19-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) defeated Cormier (22-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC) in the fourth round of their match in Anaheim, Calif. The KO came after Miocic worked Cormier’s body, which opened up space for a headshot.
Jones and Cormier have a complicated history, as they’ve sparred on social media. Jones has also beaten Cormier once in the ring, with a second win getting tossed out due to Jones testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
Miocic didn’t feel like he put together his best performance. Here’s what he said following the fight, via MMA Junkie:
“I was fighting like a b—h. I really was. I don’t take nothing from ‘DC.’ He’s tough. He’s fought the best in the world and he’s beat the best in the world. It took me a little time to get my mojo, and I just wasn’t feeling it. When I walked out for that fourth round, I knew it was going to be over.”
