Tom Aspinall questions the legitimacy of Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic as a UFC heavyweight title fight. Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) defends his belt against Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 309 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) headliner ...

Tom Aspinall is calling it like it is. Saturday’s UFC 309 main event features heavyweight champion Jon Jones taking on Stipe Miocic in what is being billed as a clash of legends, with Jones being widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters of all-time and Miocic holding the record for most title defenses (4) by a heavyweight in UFC history.

Jon Jones and Alex Pereira are two of the UFC's biggest stars behind Ireland's Conor McGregor, so it's not hard to imagine a world where UFC CEO Dana White has them share the Octagon if the timing lines up. However, first things first, Jones stares down not only Stipe Miocic but a potential retirement at UFC 309 as well.