“Will I win is not a question at all,” Miocic said in the next edition of the MMA Hour program. “Yes, I know he has never lost. Sucks, but this time he has to lose. This is not my dream – this is a fact. This will happen”
At the same time, Miocic admits that Jon Jones’ lightning victory over Cyril Gun came as a surprise to him.
“I was leaning towards the fact that Cyril would win. I said that if Cyril could stay on his feet, he would tear John apart. That being said, I assumed that if John managed to use wrestling, it would be a long evening for Cyril, but I wasn’t prepared for what I saw. Whoever wins, I thought it was going to be a big five round war and a decision. I was definitely wrong.”
Miocic also confirmed that the fight with Jones should take place on July 8 at UFC 290 in Las Vegas.
“Yes, they said that it would be July and that they would send me a contract soon”
Last weekend at UFC 285 in Las Vegas, Jon Jones resumed his career after a three-year hiatus and won the vacant UFC heavyweight championship belt, finishing Cyril Gan by guillotine choke at 2:04 of the first round.