The UFC heavyweight champion protected his spot at the apex of mixed martial arts on Saturday night and moved to endear some more fans with a dominant win over Stipe Miocic, delivering a roundhouse kick to Miocic’s gut with his left leg that crumbled Miocic to the mat in the third round.

Jon Jones shined in the main event of UFC 309 by stopping Stipe Miocic, and then teased “options” for his next massive fight.

Jon Jones retained his UFC heavyweight title with an impressive spinning kick to stop Stipe Miocic in the third round of their fight at UFC 309 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.

Jon Jones is a heavy favorite for Saturday's UFC main event in Manhattan. Rohit Ponnaiya expects the heavyweight champ to ultimately prevail against Stipe Miocic, and he breaks down why this fight could end early.