Tuesday, news broke that the UFC was returning to its most recent past generation of gloves for UFC 309 and not the updated ones that arrived in June. That was great news for Jones, who has not fought with the new gloves, and in using them in training ahead of his title defense against Stipe Miocic, had not grown used to them.

If he had his way, Miocic would have taken care of that bit of business last November when he and Jones were first booked for the Garden, the delay caused by Jones’ torn pectoral muscle less than

In the recent UFC 309 media day presser, Miocic was asked about Jones’ allegation that he was bringing in black foghters to emulate his style. The former heavyweight champion looked puzzled as he gave his reaction this accusation.