Promoters made no effort to rebook Miocic out of ‘respect’, boss Dana White claimed. However, the American was unhappy that he was left unpicked. “I don’t know why I didn’t get picked, which is fine,” Miocic continued. “I understand they have a direction they want to go. I’m okay with that.
“Every guy in the division is tough. I definitely want to fight the biggest fish, which is Jon Jones. It wasn’t my choice, it was theirs. Listen, everything happens for a reason. The fight being cancelled, it sucks. No question about it. Unfortunately that’s just the game we’re in. It happens.
“Like I said, I hope he’s okay. You want to be the best, you’ve got to beat the best. I want that belt back. It’s my belt. It’s going to happen.”
