- Stipe Miocic defended his UFC Heavyweight title against Daniel Cormier at UFC 252.
- Francis Ngannou is the favorite to be Stipe Miocic’s next opponent with -200 odds.
- Jon Jones has +150 odds to be the next opponent Miocic faces.
LAS VEGAS — The heavyweight division in the UFC has once again become the talk of the sport after Stipe Miocic’s victory by decision over Daniel Cormier at UFC 252 this past weekend. Miocic has defended his UFC Heavyweight with Cormier now headed to retirement it leaves the door open for other heavyweight fighters to have a legitimate shot at the division title.
After his win at UFC 252, Miocic said, “ I’ll fight anyone….I don’t care. I love what I do.”
The line of fighters awaiting a shot at Miocic isn’t short as challengers from all over the UFC put out their claims to be the next opponent of the heavyweight division champion.
UFC President Dana White hinted that Francis Ngannou will likely be the next contender to have a shot at the Heavyweight championship.
While Ngannou is the most worthy heavyweight of a title shot, another all-time great UFC fighter has also thrown his name into consideration to be Miocic’s next opponent. That would be current light heavyweight champion Jon Jones who is reportedly mulling jumping up a weight class to become a two-division champion.
While it’ll take Jones some time to prepare himself for a heavyweight fight against one of the greats in the division. He shouldn’t be overlooked as a potential opponent in the future for Miocic.
Betting on who Miocic’s next opponent will be is one of the newest UFC betting props posted at BetOnline this week.
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Stipe Miocic Next Opponent Odds
- Francis Ngannou -200
- Jon Jones +150
Winner: Francis Ngannou (-200). Although Ngannou has already faced Miocic and lost. The Cameroonian striker is first in line for a rematch as he’s the second-ranked fighter in the heavyweight division.
This is the main reason why Ngannou is favored over Jon Jones for this prop. Furthermore, the already mentioned tweets hint that Jon Jones isn’t ready to fight in the heavyweight division yet and Ngannou is. The UFC is likely looking for their next big fight to promote and Ngannou-Miocic seems to be the most likely option.
Jon Jones likely won’t be awarded a title fight in his first every heavyweight fight so bettors should feel comfortable taking the -200 odds on Ngannou at online betting sites
Like Ngannou said, “I got next” and that should tell bettors everything they need to know about where to place their bets for who will be Stipe Miocic’s next opponent.
As a professional sports writer, Robert has written for outlets such as the FAMUAN and other sports-centric platforms. He focuses mainly on NFL and NBA betting, though he keeps tabs on every major sport.
