Jon Jones will be wearing custom fight trunks for UFC 309.
“Bones” defends his heavyweight strap against former 265-pound titleholder Stipe Miocic atop Sat. night’s (Nov. 16, 2024) pay-per-view (PPV) card inside Madison Square Garden in New York City, a five-round showdown that could lead the winner to this impatient opponent.
Or perhaps even retirement.
“I’m so excited about these,” Jones told UFC. “It’s got the lion and my favorite bible verse, the cross, my last name. Philippians 4:13, my mom used to recite it to me all the time, my late mother. ‘I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.’ I believe it, sincerely in my heart that with God, all things are possible. This is my superpower. My relationship, my faith, God has brought me through so many battles. Not only in the Octagon, but in life.”
God also chose Jones to be undefeated, which makes Steve Mazzagatti the Devil.
Jones, 37, is returning from a major pectoral injury, one that has kept him sidelined since defeating Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight title at UFC 285 back in early 2023. As for Miocic, 42, he’s been patiently waiting for his combat sports comeback since falling to Francis Ngannou in March 2021.
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