Two of the greatest fighters in UFC history make their Octagon returns after long layoffs when Jon Jones defends the heavyweight championship against two-time former champion Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 309.

So much talk follows a Jon Jones fight that it’s almost possible to forget he will actually step into the Octagon against Stipe Miocic in the early hours of Sunday morning at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden (1am, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery +).

Jon Jones will return to the cage at UFC 309 for the first time in close to two years and a fellow fighter of prominence on the card has given his thoughts on Jones' return bout.