Jon Jones Sends Stipe Miocic Into Retirement With Decisive UFC Heavyweight Win in Front of Trump

Jon Jones Sends Stipe Miocic Into Retirement With Decisive UFC Heavyweight Win in Front of Trump
Jon Jones reacts after defeating Stipe Miocic in a UFC 309 mixed martial arts heavyweight title bout in New York early on Nov. 17, 2024. Adam Hunger/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—Jon Jones had just knocked the breath out of the heavyweight challenger he pummeled into retirement when UFC’s greatest fighter broke out a herky-jerky dance inside the cage and dedicated the groove to President-elect Donald Trump.

As a defeated Stipe Miocic gamely tried to recover on all fours, Jones posed and played to the packed crowd on top of the cage, and even had a gift for his favorite fan in the front row—Trump for a few moments clutched the UFC heavyweight title.