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Dana White confirms date and venue for the Jon Jonoes vs Stipe Miocic fight

The rescheduled fight between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic has been confirmed by the UFC CEO

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Ever since UFC Heavyweight champion Jon Jones suffered a tendon tear in his shoulder, the entire MMA fandom has been waiting for his return announcement. It will take him over a year to return to the octagon but we finally have a date for his fight. Interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall tried his best to get in the middle of that fight but he failed. However, UFC CEO Dana White did make a comment about the almost inevitable clash between Jones and Aspinall if he defeats Stipe Miocic on this new date. White also confirmed the venue and part of the main card before making this announcement.

During a recent interview with Complex, Dana white did spill the beans and also talked about the possibility of Stipe Miocic retiring after this fight with Jones. He said: "Jon Jones is going fight at Madison Square Garden in November. And then if he wins, or Stipe wins, then we see what happens next, you know. Who will retire, whatever. Do I think Stipe will retire? I do. I do think he will. But you never know. Stipe might want to take the challenge, but I know for a fact if Jon Jones wins that fight and all this talk that's out there, there's no way in hell he's not fighting Aspinall."

Tom Aspinall reacts to announcement

As far as we know, Tom Aspinall has already said his piece about this inevitable announcement multiple times. He was initially respectful on how he approached the challenge but he started getting more creative with his call outs as the weeks went by. Regardless of what happens on November 16 at Madison Square Garden, it appears Stipe might retire no matter what and the Brit still gets to fight Jon Jones for the vacant Heavyweight if Miocic beats Jones. But for now, we can at least start the count down for this one that Jon Jones still owes his fans.

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