Off the back of his one-sided knockout loss overnight, former two-time heavyweight best, Stipe Miocic has confirmed he is retiring from combat sports with immediate effect, after his stoppage loss to Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 309.
Miocic, who entered the Octagon last night for the first time in three years, snapped a lengthy hiatus from action, and at 42-years-old, tried to become the undisputed heavyweight champion for the third time in his storied Octagon tenure.
And failing to ever get started against defending champion, Jones, Miocic almost dropped an opening round ground strikes TKO loss to the Rochester native, receiving a slew of brutal elbow strikes whilst on the canvas from the bottom.