Jon Jones proved to be far too much for Stipe Miocic in the UFC 309 main event, and he left with the heavyweight championship still in his possession after Saturday’s event at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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.

Jon Jones delivered another decisive performance in his second fight at heavyweight. Jones landed a spinning back kick to the ribs of Stipe Miocic which folded the former champion and forced the referee to end the fight near the end of the third round.