The man many regard as the greatest of all time is returning to the Octagon on Saturday night. And if Jon Jones defends his heavyweight title at UFC 309, he may set his eyes on another belt.“Bones” is set to make his first title defense since winning the championship at UFC 285 in March 2023.

For the first time in 20 months, Jon Jones is set to enter the octagon. He will headline UFC 309 on Saturday against Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight championship. Jones (21-1-0, 1 NC) is the current UFC heavyweight titleholder.

As UFC 309 approaches, featuring Jon Jones defending his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic at Madison Square Garden, the reigning champion has sparked discussions about his future opponents and potential title pursuits.

The closer we get to Saturday's UFC 309 pay-per-view card inside New York's Madison Square Garden, the less we seem to be talking about the full-time firefighter and UFC legend who makes up one half of the main event.

Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) makes his first heavyweight title defense against Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 309 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) main event at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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So much talk follows a Jon Jones fight that it’s almost possible to forget he will actually step into the Octagon against Stipe Miocic in the early hours of Sunday morning at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden (1am,

Jon Jones makes the first defense of his heavyweight championship when he faces former champ Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 309 on Saturday in New York. The main card at Madison Square Garden is on ESPN+ pay-per-view starting at 10 p.