Stipe Miocic would come out of retirement for 'a lot more money': 'I'd probably fight anyone'
The former two-time UFC heavyweight champion, 44, has not fought since Jon Jones stopped him at UFC 309 and says he has no dream opponent.
Former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has left the door open to a comeback, saying money is what it would take and that he would probably fight anyone.
Asked by talkSPORT whether anything could tempt him back, Miocic said: "Yeah, a lot more money." He added: "I guess there's always a chance of coming out of retirement. Never say never. I'd probably fight anyone."
The 44-year-old said he has no particular opponent in mind. "I've never really cared about who I fought, so there's no dream fight," he told talkSPORT. "But if there's a lot of money involved, then I would definitely do it."
Miocic has not fought since UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in November 2024, when Jon Jones stopped him in the third round of their heavyweight title fight. That came more than three years after Francis Ngannou knocked him out to take the title at UFC 260, and his last win was in 2020, when he beat Daniel Cormier in their trilogy fight.
Miocic has backed Ciryl Gane to beat Josh Hokit when Gane makes his first defence of the undisputed heavyweight title in the UFC 334 main event at Madison Square Garden on 14 November.
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