One of the greatest fighters in MMA history returns on Saturday night as Jon Jones defends his heavyweight championship against two-time former champion Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 309. Jones is making the first defense of the title he won with a first-round submission of Cyril Gane at UFC 285 in March of 2023.

After more than 20 months of buildup, Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic finally crossed paths in a formal setting in advance of their heavyweight title fight at Thursday's UFC 309 pre-fight press conference.

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.