LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 4: Jon Jones celebrates his victory over Ciryl Gane in their Heavyweight fight during the UFC 285 event at T-Mobile Arena on March 4, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV, USA.

Jones warns Miocic: 'You're gonna wish' you didn't call me a b---h

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Things are heating up between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic as UFC 309 fight week gets underway.

Jones, who will defend the heavyweight title for the first time against Miocic in Saturday's main event at Madison Square Garden, took issue with the former champion calling him a "b---h" on a recent "UFC Countdown" episode.

"See the disrespect, you're calling me a b---h, Stipe," Jones said Sunday night in a video on Instagram. "The disrespect didn't have to happen. You're gonna wish you didn't say that."

Jon Jones sends a message to Stipe Miocic after he called him a “b*tch”

“The disrespect didn’t have to happen. You’re gonna wish you didn’t say that.” 😳🍿

🎥 IG / @JonnyBones #UFC309 #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/6jsXviO5Uy
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) November 11, 2024

Jones also commented on Miocic's choice of words on X:

Hiring black fighters to mimic me will not help you Stipe. And you shouldn’t have called me a bitch, the disrespect wasn’t necessary. Let’s play. #UFCcountdown
— BONY (@JonnyBones) November 11, 2024

Miocic apologized to Jones during a Monday appearance on "The Ariel Helwani Show."

"I'm sorry if I hurt his feelings. ... I wasn't trying to disrespect him or anything," Miocic said. "Just the heat of the moment."

Stipe responds to Jon Jones' heated comments after watching the UFC 309 Countdown.#HelwaniShow pic.twitter.com/z0Arw7Q3Lh
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 11, 2024

Jones will step into the Octagon for the first time since finishing Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 in March 2023 to capture the vacant heavyweight title. Miocic, meanwhile, is set to end a 44-month layoff.