{"id":12418,"date":"2024-11-15T23:57:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T16:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=12418"},"modified":"2024-11-15T23:57:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T16:57:11","slug":"why-did-jon-jones-snub-stipe-miocic-at-the-ufc-309-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=12418","title":{"rendered":"Why did Jon Jones snub Stipe Miocic at the UFC 309 Press Conference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones may already have his hands full with fans who want him to prove himself against interim champ Tom Aspinall, but before that he\u2019ll need to get past Stipe Miocic on Nov. 16. And, if his recent snub of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/athletes-celebrities\/pro-tips\/stipe-miocic-is-conditioned-to-outlast-all-opponents\/#google_vignette\">Miocic<\/a> is anything to go by, Saturday\u2019s epic UFC 309 matchup is set to be another highly personal clash. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n<p>Rochester, New York native Jon Jones (21-1 in UFC) had a difficult time this week during the press conference for his upcoming title defense at Madison Square Garden. Despite being the local hero, fans and journalists wanted to know if Jones would be up for a clash against Aspinall if he is victorious at UFC 309.<\/p>\n<p>While boss Dana White welcomed the highly anticipated bout, Jones has been less than enthusiastic about taking on the Brit, instead telling journalists that he would rather pick fights that excite him. This situation boiled over at the press conference when a large contingent in the room began to chant for \u201cTommy.\u201d And, rather than keep his cool, Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/ufc\/ufc-309-jon-jones-refuses-to-shake-hands-with-stipe-miocic-at-faceoff-press-conference-video-full-fight-card-tom-aspinall-title-shot\/news-story\/5ea8152d486ab8b92da3d2acdeb6fccb\">fired back,<\/a> \u201cKnock it off,\u201d but that wasn\u2019t the end of the drama.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why did Jon Jones snub Stipe Miocic ahead of UFC 309?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>While Jones, who last fought in March 2023, is on record as calling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mma\/news\/how-watch-ufc-309-jones-vs-miocic-live-stream-fight-card-details-start-time-more\/6d582370ee957ff732866146\">Aspinall and a** hole<\/a>, he also has personal beef with Miocic (14-4 in UFC). As the two fighters got in position for the obligatory face-off, Jones snubbed Miocic\u2019s offering of a handshake. Apparently, the personal feelings were due to comments that firefighter Miocic had made in the buildup to the fight. \u201cEveryone likes first responders and I respect men and women who are in the armed forces, law enforcement, things like that, so I made it a point to be very respectful to him,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/ufc\/ufc-309-jon-jones-refuses-to-shake-hands-with-stipe-miocic-at-faceoff-press-conference-video-full-fight-card-tom-aspinall-title-shot\/news-story\/5ea8152d486ab8b92da3d2acdeb6fccb\">told reporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But he took offense after accusing Miocic of saying \u201cmy kids will never look at me like I\u2019m an a**hole,\u201d believing that the quote was an attack on his own family dynamic. Jones also said he was less than happy that Miocic had called him a \u201cb*tch.\u201d So then, the champ says that the fight is now very personal to him and that; \u201cthe respect is out of the window.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scores will be settled at UFC 309 ON Saturday, November 16, available on ESPN+.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/features\/feature-news\/why-did-jon-jones-snub-stipe-miocic-at-the-ufc-309-press-conference\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones may already have his hands full with fans who want him to prove himself against interim champ Tom Aspinall, but before that he\u2019ll need to get past Stipe Miocic on Nov. 16. And, if his recent snub of Miocic is anything to go by, Saturday\u2019s epic UFC 309 matchup is &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12418\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}