Video: Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic Set for UFC 309 Fight Card at MSG, Dana White Says

UFC president Dana White announced Saturday during an interview with Complex Sports that UFC heavyweight champion Jon "Bones" Jones will face Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Nov. 16.

Jones and Miocic will headline a stacked card that also includes a lightweight bout between Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira that was announced Friday.

While Jones and Miocic were originally scheduled to clash at UFC 295 in November 2023, the fight had to be postponed after Jones suffered a torn pectoral muscle during training.

The 37-year-old Jones is one of the most dominant fighters in MMA history, posting a career record of 27-1 with one no-contest.

He dominated UFC's light heavyweight division, winning it twice and successfully defending it 11 times from 2011 to 2020, but he sought a new challenge in the form of moving up to heavyweight.

At UFC 285 last year, Jones competed in his first fight after a three-year absence, beating Ciryl Gane to win the vacant UFC heavyweight title.

With Jones back in the fold, Miocic announced his intention to return to the Octagon after having last fought at UFC 260 in 2021.

The 42-year-old Miocic is arguably the best heavyweight in UFC history, posting a 20-4 record with 15 knockouts and holding the UFC heavyweight title on two occasions.

Miocic beat big names such as Alistair Overeem, Francis Ngannou and Daniel Cormier, although he fell to Ngannou by second-round knockout in his most recent fight.

Given where they stand in UFC history, Jones vs. Miocic is a true dream fight, as the result could either cement Jones' status as the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time or erase any doubt about Miocic being the king of the heavyweight division.

During Jones' recent absence, Tom Aspinall beat Sergei Pavlovich for the interim UFC heavyweight title and successfully defended it against Curtis Blaydes.

White expressed his belief that if Jones beats Miocic in November, it will lead to a huge unification bout between Jones and Aspinall.

However, to get to that point, Jones will have to take down a UFC legend in Miocic who is one of the few fighters who can match him in terms of height and length, as they are both 6'4" with a reach of over 80 inches.