So much talk follows a Jon Jones fight that it’s almost possible to forget he will actually step into the Octagon against Stipe Miocic in the early hours of Sunday morning at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden (1am, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery +).

Two fighters have withdrawn from UFC 309 less than two weeks before the event. Light heavyweight Azamat Murzakanov and featherweight Lucas Almeida are out of their respective Nov. 16 bouts that were scheduled for Madison Square Garden in New York.