Jon Jones may be scheduled to face one of the greatest fighters of all time when he steps into the Octagon this weekend at UFC 309 to fight Stipe Miocic, but it seems another name is at the forefront of the heavyweight champion’s mind in the lead up to the massive main event at Madison Square Garden.
The discourse around “Bones” ahead of his long-awaited return from injury on Saturday has focused heavily on whether or not he should be facing current interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, instead of his 42-year-old opponent who hasn’t competed since losing to Francis Ngannou early in 2021, and hasn’t won a fight since beating Daniel Cormier back in 2020.