6 days Ago By Curtis Calhoun
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones made Grammy-award-winning artist Drake’s weekend much better than initially thought with his UFC 309 performance. Jon Jones finished former UFC heavyweight titleholder Stipe Miocic in the UFC 309 main event. Drake, who isn’t a stranger to big bets on sports, placed a nearly $500k wager on Jones to knock out Miocic at any point in the fight.
Jones was making his return to the Octagon almost two full years after winning the then-vacant UFC heavyweight belt. Any signs of ring rust were quickly squashed as he put on one of the most dominant performances of his UFC career. With seconds left in the third round, Jones finished Miocic with a spinning back kick to the ribs, followed up by brutal ground-and-pound.
It was Jones’ first TKO/KO win since Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232. Jones has made many sports bettors happy during his legendary UFC career. His lone defeat, a disqualification loss to Matt Hamill in 2009, is expected to be overturned after recent changes to MMA’s unified rules .
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Bo Nickal showered with boos despite earning the biggest win of his career at UFC 309 Drake wins nearly $1 million return after Jon Jones knocks out Stipe Miocic Drake didn’t take long to react to Jones’s win on social media. “JONNNNNNNNNY [BONES]!” Drake posted to his Instagram story. Drake took a massive loss during the Jake Paul vs.
Mike Tyson boxing match just hours before UFC 309. He picked Tyson to defeat Paul by any method, but Paul won the fight decisively by unanimous decision. After successfully picking Jones to win by knockout, Drake sits at a profit margin of just over $1 million this weekend.
But, he could potentially place another high-profile bet or parlay on Sunday for the NFL slate. READ MORE: ‘He looks like a giant Conor’..
. UFC 309 star compared to Conor McGregor calls out top lightweight after masterful performance Jon Jones puts a temporary halt to the infamous ‘Drake curse’ Jones returned to the Octagon for the first time since submitting Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 last year. He was supposed to face Miocic at UFC 294 before withdrawing on weeks’ notice due to injury.
Jones’ win over Miocic came after months of fans, pundits, and some fellow fighters clamoring for him to face interim heavyweight titleholder, Tom Aspinall. After securing the win at UFC 309, Jones teased a potential return to the Octagon if he and UFC CEO Dana White can come to terms on a new, lucrative contract. Before making the full-time move to heavyweight, Jones made himself into a legend as the UFC’s light heavyweight champion.
He defeated a slew of legends during his multiple title reigns, including UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, and former teammate Rashad Evans. Jones became the UFC’s youngest-ever titleholder by defeating Shogun Rua at UFC 128, a record that still stands today. He set a massive benchmark for light heavyweights to reach going forward.
In the meantime, Jones is plotting his potential comeback, which would likely take place against Aspinall to unify the titles. Aspinall sat cage side at UFC 309 just months after defending the interim heavyweight title against Curtis Blaydes. As for Drake, he can rest well knowing that Jones helped out of a deep financial hole following a failed bet on Paul vs.
Tyson. READ MORE: Charles Oliveira vs Michael Chandler 2 RESULT: Ex-champion survives late scare to win wild fight at UFC 309.
