Jon Jones has been handed a brief medical suspension after the New York State Athletic Commission issued mandatory lay-offs for all athletes who competed at UFC 309. 'Bones' successfully defended his heavyweight title for the first time against Stipe Miocic,

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.

Jon Jones shined in the main event of UFC 309 by stopping Stipe Miocic, and then teased “options” for his next massive fight.

Northeast Ohio native Stipe Miocic called it a career after losing the main event of UFC 309 on Saturday night.

Jon Jones is a heavy favorite for Saturday's UFC main event in Manhattan. Rohit Ponnaiya expects the heavyweight champ to ultimately prevail against Stipe Miocic, and he breaks down why this fight could end early.

Unlike UFC CEO Dana White, Jon Jones had a very different take on his pound-for-pound placement in the UFC official rankings. Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC), considered by most as the greatest fighter in MMA history,

I wasn’t amazed by Jon Jones beating that version of Stipe [Miocic].” Well, that’s what Matt Brown and many others believed, even after Jones flawlessly knocked Stipe Miocic out at UFC 309. The post Here’s Why Jon Jones Has Not Reached GOAT Status Despite Beating Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Stipe Miocic did not suffer any broken ribs in his TKO loss to Jon Jones at UFC 309. Former two-time heavyweight champion Miocic (20-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) failed to regain the belt Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York and saw his night – and career