Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) makes his first heavyweight title defense against Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 309 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) main event at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Israel Adesanya gave his prediction for the UFC 309 main event between heavyweight champion Jon Jones and former two-time titleholder Stipe Miocic.

Israel Adesanya thinks Jon Jones gets the job done at UFC 309. Jones’ return to the Octagon this Saturday night inside Madison Square Garden will see him fight for just the second since before the COVID-19 pandemic caused a worldwide shutdown in March 2020.