Jones (27-1, 1 NC) will make the first defense of his heavyweight title on Saturday at New York's Madison Square Garden when he headlines UFC 309 against former champion Stipe Miocic (20-4), who is widely considered the most accomplished heavyweight in promotional history.

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, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery +).

In the words of the great Bruce Buffer, “It’s time!!!!” Well, almost, as Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic’s legacy bout at UFC 309 is a matter of days away. The heavyweight clash