Jon Jones believes there is nothing to gain by fighting streaking heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich.
After scoring his sixth-straight first-round knockout against Curtis Blaydes last month, fans immediately began clamoring for Pavlovich to get the next heavyweight title opportunity over the inactive and borderline-retired Stipe Miocic. While most fight fans, including Pavlovich himself, have acquiesced to the fact that Stipe Miocic is the next man up, it appears that a matchup pitting reigning heavyweight champion Jon Jones and the Russian juggernaut is simply not in the cards.
After Stipe Miocic, It’s Francis Ngannou or Likely Nothing at All for Jon Jones
In an interview with Fox Sports Australia, Jon Jones revealed that retirement would likely be his next step following a potential heavyweight title superfight with the division’s general consensus GOAT Stipe Miocic.