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.

Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) makes his first heavyweight title defense against Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 309 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) main event at Madison Square Garden in New York.

For the first time in 20 months, Jon Jones is set to enter the octagon. He will headline UFC 309 on Saturday against Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight championship. Jones (21-1-0, 1 NC) is the current UFC heavyweight titleholder.