The closer we get to Saturday's UFC 309 pay-per-view card inside New York's Madison Square Garden, the less we seem to be talking about the full-time firefighter and UFC legend who makes up one half of the main event.

Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic finally arrives on Nov. 16 at UFC 309. Sitting atop the 13-fight card, all-time MMA great Jones makes his long-awaited first defense of the UFC heavyweight title against another future Hall of Famer, former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, at New York's legendary Madison Square Garden.

If Jon Jones successfully defends his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 and wants to continue fighting in UFC, then his next matchup will

UFC runs a contender for card-of-the-year each November at Madison Square Garden where the main event bouts often stand as a referendum on the company's endless debate: Who’s the “Greatest of All-Time” in UFC?

UFC CEO Dana White took a hard stance on who should be next for the winner of Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic. The promotion is two days from UFC 309, headlined by Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic for Jones' heavyweight title.

Dana White is adamant that if Jon Jones wants to fight against after UFC 309, then his only option is facing interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.