NEW YORK — Jon Jones sent Stipe Miocic into retirement with a stunning back kick to the ribs and used a series of blows to the head in the third round to retain the UFC heavyweight championship in front of President-elect Donald Trump in the main event of UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.  Jones posed and played to the crowd on top of the octagon in front of Trump, Elon Musk, picked by Trump to lead a new Department of Governme…

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Jon Jones gets decisive win over Stipe Miocic at UFC 309

NEW YORK – After months of claiming Jon Jones to be the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, Dana White finally feels his point was proven. Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) defended his UFC heavyweight title against former champion Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in the main event of UFC 309 in Madison Square Garden. It was a dominant showing that ended with Jones landing a spinning back kick to the body to put away Miocic in the third round…

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Jon Jones remains atop the MMA world after finishing Stipe Miocic with a spinning back kick to the body to retain his heavyweight title at UFC 309.

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Jones triumphs in return, TKO's Miocic at UFC 309

There was no suspense in this expected clash for UFC heavyweight supremacy. Jon Jones mastered his subject from start to finish and finalized the fight in the middle of the 3rd round on a kick returned to Stipe Miocic's ribs.

Il n'y a pas eu de suspense dans ce choc attendu pour la suprématie des poids lourds de l'UFC. Jon Jones a maîtrisé son sujet de bout en bout et a finalisé le combat au milieu de la 3e reprise sur un coup de pied retourné dans les côtes de Stipe Miocic.

Jon Jones éteint Stipe Miocic et conserve sa ceinture des poids lourds par TKO lors de l'UFC 309

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Jon Jones turns off Stipe Miocic and retains his heavyweight belt by TKO at UFC 309

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Jon Jones caught both fans and Stipe Miocic by surprise during their first face-off when the he told his opponent not to mention Jones' kids again.

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Jon Jones admits he thought about Stipe Miocic’s comments about his kids while “ground-and-pounding his face” at UFC 309

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC  Jon Jones has added another legend to his hit list. In a clash of future Hall of Famers, Jones successfully defended his heavyweight title against two-time champion Stipe Miocic in the UFC 309 main event Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.  It was a one-sided performance in Jones’ favor, with the longtime light heavyweight great once again showing why he’s a threat in two divisions and arguably the grea…

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‘Felt like the Jake Paul fight all over again’: Pros react to Jon Jones making easy work of Stipe Miocic at UFC 309

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC  Jon Jones made a triumphant return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Octagon last night (Sat., Nov. 16, 2024) at UFC 309 in New York City, defending his Heavyweight title by stopping Stipe Miocic in the third round via spinning back kick 20 months after winning the belt (see it again here). Among the millions of people tuning in to see the return of the one and only “Bones” was none other than Francis Ng…

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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…

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

The UFC octagon was at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday for UFC 309.  The fight card was headlined by a heavyweight title bout between champion Jon Jones and former two-time titleholder Stipe Miocic.The two were scheduled to meet at UFC 295 last November but Jones was forced out of the fight due to injury.  Jones last fought at UFC 285 in March 2023 defeating Ciryl Gane for the vacant championship.  Fully recovered from injury,…

Jon Jones gets decisive win over Stipe Miocic at UFC 309

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