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7 World Champions React To Jon Jones Vs. Stipe Miocic Results
UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones (L) kicks challenger Stipe Miocic (R) during their UFC 309 ... [+] heavyweight title bout at Madison Square Garden in New York, on November 16, 2024. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesJon Jones successfully defended his UFC heavyweight championship in a dominant performance. Jones destroyed Stipe Miocic, scoring a third-round KO victory that sent the Madison Square Garden crowd into a frenzy.Take a look at Jones finish via spinning backkick.After the fight, several current and former world champions took to social media to react to Jones victory. Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos congratulated his countryman Charles Oliveira, who prevailed over Michael Chandler in the co-main event, and Jones.Former UFC mens bantamweight champion and fellow New Yorker Aljamain Sterling lauded Jones uses of the spinning back kick.Reigning mens bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili gives it up for Jones, calling him the G.O.A.T.Injured UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad suspects Jones kick broke Miocics ribs.Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill called Jones performance dominant, as usual.Former two-division champion Henry Cejudo says Jones is and will always be the G.O.A.T.Interestingly, former UFC heavyweight champion and current Professional Fighters League Superfights champ Francis Ngannou complimented Jones performance. He said, I see you.Read More: UFC 309 Results: Bonus Winners And HighlightsFans never got to see a fight between Jones and Ngannou, and now that they are with different promotions, the chances are even slimmer that well ever see the dream fight.Thankfully for the UFC, interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has emerged as a more practical dream fight for Jones. Based on Jones post-fight interview, it sounds like the fight will happen sometime next year.Here are all of the results from UFC 309. The winners of performance bonuses are marked with a trophy emoji.UFC 309 ResultsMain Card(c) Jon Jones def. No. 8 Stipe Miocic Via Third-Round TKONo. 2 Charles Oliveira def. No. 7 Michael Chandler Via Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-45) - Fight of the NightBo Nickal def. Paul Craig Via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)No. 9 Viviane Araujo def. No. 5 Karine Silva Via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)Mauricio Ruffy def. James Llontop Via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)PrelimsMarcus McGhee def. No. 13 Jonathan Martinez Via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)Chris Weidman vs. Eryk Anders - CANCELEDJim Miller def. Damon Jackson Via First-Round Submission (Guillotine)David Onama def. Roberto Romero Via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)No. 9 Marcin Tybura def. Jhonata Diniz Via Second-Round TKOEarly PrelimsRamiz Brahimaj def. Mickey Gall Via First-Round KOOban Elliott def. Bassil Hafez Via Third-Round KOEduardo Moura def. Veronica Hardy Via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28x2)Whats Next For the UFC?The UFC will be in Macau on November 23. The card is strong but fans will need to stay up late or get up early to watch.Here is the full card.Petr Yan vs. Deiveson FigueiredoXiaonan Yan vs. Tabatha RicciOzzy Diaz vs. Mingyang ZhangKenan Song vs. Muslim SalikhovCong Wang vs. Gabriella FernandesVolkan Oezdemir vs. Carlos UlbergCarlos Hernandez vs. Nyamjargal TumendemberelXiaocan Feng vs. Ming ShiKiru Sahota vs. Dong Hoon ChoiSu Young You vs. Balgyn JenisulyKangjie Zhu vs. Bin XieLoneer Kavanagh vs. Jose OchoaLong Xiao vs. Quang LeMaheshate Hayisaer vs. Nikolas MottaLook out for fight week coverage as we move towards the event.
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