Jon Jones has been handed a brief medical suspension after the New York State Athletic Commission issued mandatory lay-offs for all athletes who competed at UFC 309. 'Bones' successfully defended his heavyweight title for the first time against Stipe Miocic,

Northeast Ohio native Stipe Miocic called it a career after losing the main event of UFC 309 on Saturday night.

Jon Jones sent Stipe Miocic into retirement with a stunning back kick to the ribs and used a series of blows to the head in the third round to retain the UFC heavyweight championship in front of President-elect Donald Trump in the main event of UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

Jon Jones successfully defended his heavyweight title for the first time after a brutal display against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309.

Jon Jones defended his UFC heavyweight title with a third-round TKO win over ex-champion Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 - but both men have been handed medical suspensions

I wasn’t amazed by Jon Jones beating that version of Stipe [Miocic].” Well, that’s what Matt Brown and many others believed, even after Jones flawlessly knocked Stipe Miocic out at UFC 309. The post Here’s Why Jon Jones Has Not Reached GOAT Status Despite Beating Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 appeared first on EssentiallySports.