Jon Jones will make his big return to the UFC octagon when he faces Stipe Miocic at UFC 309.
The Heavyweight contest will go down on November 16, at Madison Square Garden, as the promotion head back to New York City.
The clash was initially booked November 11 2023 but Jones was forced to withdraw from the contest after suffering a nasty pectoral injury.
Now, almost a year to the date of when their first encounter should have been, Jones will look to defend his his Heavyweight strap for the first time.
After an incredible run at Light Heavyweight, which saw him fight the best of the best at 205lbs, 'Bones' made the move to Heavyweight last year, after three year away from competition, and claimed the Heavyweight belt with a first round submission win against Ciryl Gane.
With Tom Aspinall currently holding the interim strap, it is likely that if Jones defeats Miocic, himself and Aspinall will meet in the near future to unify the division.
For Miocic, UFC 309 will be the first time he enters the cage since 2021, when he was brutally defeated by Francis Ngannou at UFC 260. After winning the title back in 2016, Miocic remained at the top of the division for several years, defending his title three times in his first reign as Heavyweight king.
He then suffered his first defeat in four years when he came up against Daniel Cormier at UFC 226 but immediately avenged the loss in the rematch, and further cemented himself as one of the best to do it at Heavyweight when he handed Cormier a unanimous decision loss in their trilogy bout.
There have been several other bouts confirmed for the card including a Lightweight co-main event between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler, an intriguing Middleweight bout between top prospect Bo Nickal and the ever-dangerous Paul Craig. The card will also see former world champion Chris Weidman face Eryk Anders.
