UFC boss Dana White has confirmed the promotion are aiming to stage Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic this November, all but confirming Conor McGregor's comeback will take place a month later.
The heavyweight super-fight would pit newly-crowned champion Jones against the legendary, longest-reigning champion in divisional history Miocic, with bosses aiming for the bout to headline at UFC 295 in Madison Square Garden. Jones and Miocic have been in talks publicly and privately for years, with plans now for the duo to go head-to-head in the famed New York venue on November 11.
And what White didn't say while speaking with The Pat McAfee Show in a recent interview was that booking Jones vs Miocic to headline at The Garden means that McGregor's return against Michael Chandler will almost certainly land on December 11. The promotion have two major year-end cards, one in New York and one in Las Vegas, with the two bouts to headline.
