UFC 309 headliner, Stipe Miocic seems to seek out some irony within the truth Jon Jones voiced his disapproval at being labelled a “b*tch” by the incoming title challenger — notably after claiming he would beat him within the Octagon this weekend.

Miocic, a former two-time undisputed heavyweight gold holder, has been sidelined for the final three years, most not too long ago struggling a hellacious second spherical knockout loss to two-time foe, Francis Ngannou within the pair’s title rematch.

And retaining the quantity eight rank within the official heavyweight pile regardless of his hiatus, Ohio veteran, Stipe Miocic will tackle Jones this weekend in a title headliner — with the latter sidelined since scooping vacant gold again in March of final yr in a dominant submission over former champion, Ciryl Gane.

Stipe Miocic finds irony in Jon Jones’ feedback forward of UFC 309

Forward of their title major occasion in a bid to advertise the pairing throughout a UFC 309: Countdown phase — Stipe Miocic urged Jones to “Convey it on, b*tch” — resulting in a fiery response from the defending champion.

“Hiring black fighters to imitate me won’t make it easier to Stipe,” Jones wrote on X. “And also you shouldn’t have referred to as me a bitch, the disrespect wasn’t obligatory. Let’s play.”

And at his media availability at this time forward of UFC 309, Miocic appeared to seek out some irony within the feedback made by Jones — pointing to the truth that the Rochester native warned followers he would “beat” him after they meet.

“He (Jon Jones) was telling everybody he was going to beat my ass, did he not say that? … It’s humorous. It’s simply comical. It’s really very humorous.