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Rescheduled Showdown
JON JONES’ rescheduled showdown with Stipe Miocic has officially been announced. The Hall of Famer was set to defend his heavyweight title against the division’s former long-time ruler last November at UFC 295 but was forced out of the Madison Square Garden melee due to injury.
Legacy Fight at UFC 309
MMA legend Jon Jones will defend his heavyweight title at UFC 309 on November 16 against former champion Stipe Miocic. The pair were set to headline UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden last November but a torn pectoral muscle for Jones scuppered the clash of legends.
Stacked Card in The Big Apple
Both men will enter the battle of legends on the back of lengthy layoffs. Former long-reigning light-heavyweight champion Jones claimed the then-vacant 265lbs title last March with a first-round demolition of Ciryl Gane after a three-year layoff. Miocic, meanwhile, has had an even longer hiatus – with his last outing being the brutal second-round KO loss he suffered to Francis Ngannou in March 2021.
Tom Aspinall as Back-Up Fighter
The shadow of Brit sensation Tom Aspinall will loom large over Jones and Miocic’s potential final forays to the octagon. Aspinall will be the back-up fighter for the main event – just over three months after retaining the interim strap with a 60-second KO of Curtis Blaydes in Manchester. UFC President and CEO Dana White has guaranteed the 31-year-old will face the winner of the main event.
