Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic. Preview, picks, betting odds, and predictions for the PPV fight card's main event.

Stipe Miocic, a Euclid native and Valley View firefighter, returns to the UFC Octagon after a three-year layoff to face heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Driving the news: The fight headlines the pay-per-view UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden Saturday night.

From the files of having your cake and eating it, too, it has been difficult to come to terms with Jon Jones' self-narrative of late as the often reclusive UFC legend has resurfaced in the media cycle entering just his second bout in a span approaching five full years.