UFC 309: Jon Jones sensationally STOPS Stipe Miocic with brutal spinning kick to retain HW title after injury return

JON JONES created yet much past with an emphatic triumph implicit Stipe Miocic.

The mixed martial arts fable returned to the octagon aboriginal this morning successful the main lawsuit of UFC 309 successful New York to marque the maiden defence of his heavyweight crown.

Many thought erstwhile two-time champion Miocic would springiness the Hall of Famer 1 of his toughest-ever tests.

But arsenic he's done with truthful galore opponents implicit the years, helium blew the seasoned retired of the h2o courtesy of a sensational third-round TKO victory.

Jones instantly enactment Miocic connected the backmost ft and looked for a takedown aboriginal doors but Stipe ended up tagging him with a close hand.

Miocic, dissimilar astir of Jones' past opponents, wasn't fearful of the iconic fig and fto his hands go.

Jones yet grounded the combat with a beauteous expanse and instantly looked to amended his position.

He landed nasty elbows successful half-guard which made the raucous assemblage wince.

Miocic tried his champion to get backmost to his feet but recovered himself incapable to shingle the 17-stone Jones disconnected him.

Jones rained down hellfire astatine each imaginable moment, with the elbow being his continued onslaught of choice.

And the horn saved Miocic from perchance being stopped arsenic Jones bludgeoned them into the broadside of his caput earlier ref Herb Dean intervened.

Jones was each excessively blessed to onslaught with his chap legend, contempt dominating him with his wrestling successful the erstwhile stanza.

Micoc was wobbled by a large near hook conscionable earlier the two-minute people but Jones opted not to travel up.

Miocic, however, cleared the cobwebs and landed 2 near hands successful speedy succession that reminded Jones helium inactive had immoderate combat successful him.

Jones started utilising his array of kicks successful the last infinitesimal and astir took Miocic's caput disconnected with a spinning backmost onslaught with 20 seconds of the circular left.

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