{"id":142668,"date":"2023-10-26T13:23:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T13:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=142668"},"modified":"2023-10-26T13:23:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T13:23:49","slug":"dana-white-speaks-out-on-jon-jones-vs-stipe-miocic-headlining-ufc-300-after-bones-suffers-gruesome-pec-injury-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/sport\/dana-white-speaks-out-on-jon-jones-vs-stipe-miocic-headlining-ufc-300-after-bones-suffers-gruesome-pec-injury-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White speaks out on Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic headlining UFC 300 after Bones suffers gruesome pec injury | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
DANA WHITE isn't contemplating the possibility of Jon Jones headlining UFC 300.<\/p>\n
The UFC's pound-for-pound king was due to defend his heavyweight title against former champion Stipe Miocic a fortnight on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n
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But a torn left pectoral muscle for Jones laid waste to UFC 295's main event and is expected to keep the Hall of Famer on the sidelines for eight months.<\/p>\n
A faster-than-expected recovery could pave the way for Jones vs Miocic to headline UFC 300 in April, although that thought couldn't be any further from White's mind right now.<\/p>\n
The UFC's president and newly-minted CEO said: \u201cI\u2019m not thinking about anything until Jon has had his surgery.<\/p>\n
"[He's] got to get through that and see how he recovers.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe wants to go and get this thing done this week to start rehabbing and working his way.\u201d<\/p>\n Jones' loss has been the gain of Brit Tom Aspinall, who has been drafted in on just over two weeks' notice to fight Sergei Pavlovich for the interim heavyweight title.<\/p>\n White said: \u201cJon called to say he hurt his shoulder training and wrestling<\/span>.<\/p>\n "His team thought he\u2019d need just a few days off and he\u2019ll be fine, but he felt that something was really wrong.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n FREE BETS – BEST BETTING OFFERS AND BONUSES NEW CUSTOMERS<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHe flew out here, did the MRI, found out what was wrong. He was super emotional about it, really upset.<\/p>\n \u201cWe did what we do, flipped it, and make another fight.\u201d<\/p>\n The prospect of offering former two-time champion Miocic the interim title never crossed the minds of White or the rest of the UFC brass.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cStipe is not fighting for an interim title. <\/p>\n "You have the greatest heavyweight of all time against the greatest mixed martial artist of all time.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a legacy fight for both of these guys. <\/p>\n "To even call Stipe and ask him to fight for an interim title is complete disrespect.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a fight for two legends, legacy, two of the greatest to ever do it, fans want to see it, I want to see it and they both want it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/picture>ouch! <\/span><\/p>\n
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