Three Takeaways from Jones vs Miocic

Jon “Bones” Jones defended his heavyweight title by TKO on Saturday night against Stipe Miocic (20-5-0) in Madison Square Garden UFC: 309. Jones Rattled Miocic During the first round, Jones used his skills to work on Miocic with body shots. His elbow shots are what seemed to rattle Miocic with only a little over a minute left in the first round.

To close out the first round, Jones was able to get a shot in that cut Miocic to close out the first round. Nov 16, 2024; New York, NY, USA; Jon Jones (red gloves) fights Stipe Miocoic (blue gloves) in the heavyweight bout during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images Jones kept the momentum In the second and third rounds, Jon Jones managed to keep up the momentum by staying on his feet and continuing to keep Miocic in retreat mode.



Miocic tried to come out strong and get some shots in, but he was not able to keep up with the consistency of Jones and his power. Jones’ main strength was from continuously taking right shots. In the last few seconds of the third round, the shot that knocked Miocic down was a strong kick from Jones into Miocic’s rib cage.

Retirement talk Jon Jones said post-match that he will not retire, instead, he would work in conjunction with UFC president Dana White to find his opponents for his next match. Miocic (20-5-0) on the other hand, decided that he would retire as his match concluded with Jones. This article first appeared on Dice City Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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