The UFC heavyweight champion protected his spot at the apex of mixed martial arts on Saturday night and moved to endear some more fans with a dominant win over Stipe Miocic, delivering a roundhouse kick to Miocic’s gut with his left leg that crumbled Miocic to the mat in the third round.

Northeast Ohio native Stipe Miocic called it a career after losing the main event of UFC 309 on Saturday night.

Daniel Cormier thinks Jon Jones showed that he's levels above Stipe Miocic at UFC 309. Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) retained his heavyweight title by finishing Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) with a spinnin