After a more than three-year layoff that saw Jones relinquish his light heavyweight title in order to move up a division, Jones finally made his heavyweight debut at UFC 285 last year and submitted Ciryl Gane to claim the vacant UFC heavyweight belt.

UFC 309 Live Results & Highlights – Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic

“Bones” was then scheduled to defend his new belt for the first time against Miocic at UFC 295, but after a pec injury forced Jones off the card, Tom Aspinall defeated Sergei Pavlovich in the co-main event of the evening to claim a newly created interim. title.

UFC CEO Dana White remained committed to changing the Jones vs. Miocic fight even with fans and Aspinall himself calling for a title unification fight, and a year after UFC 295, both men finally stepped into the Octagon in the headlining bout at UFC 309.

“Bones” was a huge pre-fight favorite to defend his belt in Miocic’s first Octagon outing since 2021, and after the two-time champion began to find some success on the feet, that encouraged Jones to take things to the mat and dominate the round with some brutal elbows from top position.

The 37-year-old was content to trade strikes for the duration of the second round and had particular success with his body shots. In the third frame, he shook an increasingly hesitant Miocic with a big punch before landing a perfect back kick. to the body that set up an arrival.

UFC 309 winner reminds Joe Rogan of the original Conor McGregor

Jones confirmed to Joe Rogan during his post-fight interview that he would not retire, but he would not commit to whether or not he would meet interim champion Aspinall or pursue a superfight with UFC Light Heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.

Jones’ dominant performance was the only finish on a UFC 309 main card that also saw Charles Oliveira improve to 2-0 against Michael Chandler and undefeated prospect Bo Nickal top Paul Craig, and in his own interview post-fight post-main event two-world champion Miocic also confirmed that he is officially retiring from fighting.

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