At long last, the highly anticipated fight between UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones and former champ Stipe Miocic is finally going down in the main event of UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden.
Jones, arguably the UFC's GOAT, is fighting for the first time since he claimed the vacant heavyweight title with a first-round submission win over Ciryl Gane in March 2023. In training, he suffered a torn pectoral tendon that sidelined him for over a year and delayed that matchup against Miocic.
The former heavyweight champion has been out of the Octagon for longer, as Miocic hasn't fought since losing his title to Francis Ngannou in March 2021.