The UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has successfully retained his title against Stipe Miocic by knocking ‘Stone Cold’ out in the main event of UFC 309. Throughout the first two rounds, ‘Bones’ completely dominated the fight, landing several clean strikes on his opponent. However, it took a spinning back kick to the ribs of Miocic to finally end the fight 4 minutes, 29 seconds into the third round.

Jon Jones celebrated the win by meeting his friends and family alongside the Octagon; however, he also took the time to meet and greet President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, who were watching the fight from ringside. ‘Bones’ shook their hands and appeared to have spent a long time discussing something. But what was he talking about? Well, according to Joe Rogan, it was something out of this world.

And when we say “out of this world,” we literally mean it. Since, according to the UFC commentator, Jon Jones must’ve been talking about having a fight on outer space, most probably on Mars.  “He’s talking to Elon about fighting on Mars.” Well, it seems like the popular podcaster has given us the spoilers to Jon Jones’ future plans for his mixed martial arts career.

But fans of ‘Bones’ wouldn’t mind Joe Rogan spilling out the spoilers of his plans; after all, Jon Jones has announced that he is not retiring after all. For the unaware, Bones had been hinting at retirement for a long time now, with UFC 309 being speculated as his last fight in the UFC. However, in the post-fight interview, Jones announced that he is not retiring. In fact, he is preparing to start the negotiations for his next fight. Unfortunately for fans of Stipe Miocic, the fighter has confirmed that this was his last fight.

Stipe Miocic retires from the sport

Stipe Miocic returned to the Octagon after more than three years away. In his previous bout, he lost the title against Francis Ngannou in March 2021. Since then, he took his time to prepare himself mentally and physically for his comeback fight. Despite being booked to fight Jon Jones, the internet was abuzz with rumors about Stipe Miocic retiring from the sport after UFC 309, and unfortunately for his fans, the news did prove to be right.

After losing the bout against Jon Jones, Stipe Miocic said in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan that it was indeed his last dance, and now he is retiring from the sport. Miocic said, “I’m done; I’m hanging em (gloves) up. I’m retiring. Thank God.” This truly was an emotional moment for the fighter as he headed out of the Octagon while the crowd cheered for him on their feet.

Well, it wasn’t the end that many expected for ‘Stone Cold;’ however, this feels like something that fits Stipe Miocic‘s character. Just casually walking off with a two-line retirement speech feels like the most on-brand way for Stipe Miocic to retire. After all, he was a fighter who came with no hype and quietly became one of the greatest heavyweights the UFC has ever seen. What did you think of the fight? Let us know in the comments.