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‘As Impressive As Jake Paul’s Win Over Mike Tyson’ – Fans React As Jon Jones Sends Stipe Miocic Into Retirement With UFC 309 Finish

The UFC’s GOAT battle ended with Jones adding another name to his long list of fallen opponents, as he finished Stipe Miocic to retain the UFC heavyweight championship in the main event of UFC 309 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Jones had a strong start after a feeling out process to start the fight, […]

The UFC’s GOAT battle ended with Jones adding another name to his long list of fallen opponents, as he finished Stipe Miocic to retain the UFC heavyweight championship in the main event of UFC 309 at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Jones had a strong start after a feeling out process to start the fight, scoring a takedown a couple of minutes into the round and landing some brutal elbows that could have finished the outing.

The Rochester native seemed to take the second frame off but still landed the better shots. He then finished off Miocic in the third with a brutal spinning kick to the body.

Miocic announced his retirement from MMA after the fight. Jones, meanwhile, did not commit to calling it quits, but stated he’d have to do some negotiating with Dana White and Hunter Campbell before signing on for a fight with either interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall or light heavyweight kingpin Alex Pereira.

Jon Jones Puts Stipe Miocic Into Retirement With Third-Round Finish To Retain Heavyweight Title At UFC 309

Jones and Miocic were originally set to clash at last year’s Madison Square Garden event, UFC 295, before Jones tore his pec.

This marked his first defense of the UFC heavyweight title since winning the then-vacant belt with a submission of Ciryl Gane at UFC 285.

Meanwhile, Saturday’s headliner was Miocic’s first fight since losing the heavyweight title to Francis Ngannou at UFC 260 in March 2021.

Jon Jones, Stipe Miocic’s Next Best Fights After UFC 309 Results

Jon Jones remained the heavyweight champion on Saturday night with a third-round knockout win over Stipe Miocic to close out UFC 309. Jones has only fought…

Jon Jones remained the heavyweight champion on Saturday night with a third-round knockout win over Stipe Miocic to close out UFC 309. Jones has only fought…

Jon Jones Apologizes to Mexican Fans over Jeans Fiasco: “I Was an Idiot.”

Jon Jones Apologizes to Mexican Fans over Jeans Fiasco: "I Was an Idiot."Ahead of one of the biggest fights of his mixed martial arts career, Jon Jones apologized to his Spanish…

Jon Jones Apologizes to Mexican Fans over Jeans Fiasco: "I Was an Idiot."

Ahead of one of the biggest fights of his mixed martial arts career, Jon Jones apologized to his Spanish fans for the redundant name of black jeans at his local Hollister outlet.

In a matter of hours, ‘Bones’ will put his undisputed heavyweight world title on the line when he meets former two-time titleholder Stipe Miocic in the UFC 309 main event at Madison Square Garden.

Jon Jones

Ahead of his return to the Octagon, Jones sat down with Nina-Marie Daniele for another interview that tackled some of the biggest topics on the minds of fight fans — like if he’s learned any new Spanish words since their last conversation.

“Uh, let’s see… I know black is negro,” Jones said. “How do you say black in Spanish? Oh yeah, negro. I’m at Hollister in Albuquerque, and they name the jeans ‘Black Negro.’ That’s all you need.”

That got a laugh out of Daniele, but ‘Bones’ quickly apologized for Hollister’s redundancy and the tongue-in-cheek racism that came with it.

“I’m sorry to all my Spanish fans out there, my Mexican fans,” Jones added. “I was appalled. I’m like, ‘How dare they?’

Jon Jones

Clearly not being serious with his apology, Daniele called him out which prompted Jones to add:

“I was offended, but yeah, I was an idiot.”

Jon Jones looks to add to his legacy by taking out the heavyweight GOAT

It was all just a bit of fun between Jones and Daniele, but on Saturday night, it’ll be all business as ‘Bones’ makes his first appearance inside the Octagon since scoring a quickfire submission victory over Ciryl Gane at UFC 285.

Standing in Jones’ way of another successful title defense is Miocic — considered by many to be the greatest heavyweight fighter of all time. Miocic enters the bout as the only man to hold the division’s top prize twice and holds the record for most consecutive and total title defenses in heavyweight history.

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