UFC 309 promised us returns and exits, then delivered both. Jon Jones retained his UFC heavyweight title with help from a spinning back kick that finally took the legs out from under former champ Stipe Miocic. Then it was Jones who declared he was staying while Miocic announced he was going.
But that’s not all we saw on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Here the five key takeaways from UFC 309.
1. Jon Jones is the best heavyweight … in the UFC … who entered the cage on this particular night.