Yahoo Sports UFC 309 social media reactions: Jon Jones' title defense over Stipe Miocic leads to calls for Tom Aspinall unifier
Jon Jones returned from a 20-month layoff on Saturday for his long-awaited fight with Stipe Miocic at UFC 309, and as expected, he retained the belt.
Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) was a massive favorite over former champion Miocic (20-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC), who hadn't competed since March 2021, and went out and lived up to that with a third-round TKO victory in the headlining act of the event at Madison Square Garden in New York.
There's been much speculation about Jones' fighting future heading into the event, and afterward Jones said he will continue fighting, while Miocic retired.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Jones beating Miocic at UFC 309.
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PRE-FIGHT
Jones has arrived to MSG! #UFC309 is LIVE on @ESPNPlus PPV! pic.twitter.com/T4ZIgdzhlN
— danawhite (@danawhite) November 17, 2024
Miocic has arrived to MSG! #UFC309 is LIVE on @ESPNPlus PPV! pic.twitter.com/CTAgw9dI3C
— danawhite (@danawhite) November 17, 2024
Almost time... 👀
The #UFC309 main event is wrapped for battle! pic.twitter.com/wpVSSvhYtB— UFC (@ufc) November 17, 2024
THE FIGHT
Jones lands an easy trip and is about to go to work on the ground.
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) November 17, 2024
Jon has been waiting for a long time to throw 12-6 elbows
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) November 17, 2024
Man that was nasty def broke ribs
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) November 17, 2024
THE AFTERMATH
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