UFC President Dana White has officially announced the numbered event and its main event.
In March of this year, 35-year-old Jon Jones resumed his career after a three-year hiatus and won the vacant UFC heavyweight championship belt, finishing in just over two minutes by guillotine choke of Cyril Gan.
Stipe Miocic, 40, last entered the octagon in March 2021, when he lost a second-round knockout to Francis Ngannou and lost the UFC championship belt. Prior to that, Miocic had three fights with Daniel Cormier, winning the principal title trilogy.