Chael Sonnen believes Stipe Miocic has a couple of advantages over UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

The heavyweight great will challenge incumbent champion Jones this month, while interim title holder Tom Aspinall waits in the wings

With Jon Jones making his grand return in a matter of days, of course, the predictions have started to come in. The post Stipe Miocic Agrees With Tom Aspinall’s Assessment of Jon Jones UFC 309 Fight appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Stipe Miocic (20-4) recently responded to critics of his UFC 309 title shot booking against Jon Jones (27-1). Advertisement Miocic was originally scheduled to challenge Jones for the heavyweight title at UFC 295 in November 2023 before “Bones” was forced out with an injury.

Miocic hasn't fought in the UFC since March 2021, when he lost the heavyweight title by knockout to Francis Ngannou. Since then, British phenom Tom Aspinall has gone 5-1 in the promotion, winning and defending the interim title.

A look at the early betting odds and betting line movement on the UFC 309 pay-per-view card main event, a UFC heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic.

Brandon Gibson, a long-time coach of one of the consensus GOATs in MMA, Jon Jones, has commented on the possible retirement of the fighter after the UFC 308 headline bout against former heavyweight ruler Stipe Miocic.

Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) defends his heavyweight title against former champion Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in the UFC 309 main event Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Jones is a massive betting favorite over Miocic, and Lewis thinks the odds will accurately depict the outcome.