Jon Jones was as dominant as he's ever been in his heavyweight title fight with Stipe Miocic. He deserves plenty of applause for his latest display

Jon Jones was dominant in his first UFC heavyweight title defense — and there may more on the horizon for the sport's reigning king.

The UFC heavyweight champion protected his spot at the apex of mixed martial arts on Saturday night with a dominant win over Stipe Miocic, delivering a roundhouse kick to Miocic’s gut with his left leg that crumbled Miocic to the mat in the third round.