UFC 309
UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | November 16, 2024 | |||
Venue | Madison Square Garden | |||
City | New York City, New York, United States | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on November 16, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States.[1]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's eighth visit to New York City and first since UFC 295 in November 2023.[1]
A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion (also a former two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion) Jon Jones and former two-time champion Stipe Miocic is expected to headline this event.[2] They were previously expected to headline UFC 295 last November, but Jones withdrew due to a pectoral muscle injury.[3]
A five-round lightweight rematch between former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira and former three-time Bellator Lightweight World Champion (also a former UFC lightweight title challenger) Michael Chandler is expected to take place as the co-main event.[4] The pairing previously met for the vacant championship at UFC 262 in May 2021 which Oliveira won by second round TKO.[5]
Fight card
[edit]Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | vs. | Stipe Miocic | [a] | |||
Lightweight | Charles Oliveira | vs. | Michael Chandler | ||||
Middleweight | Bo Nickal | vs. | Paul Craig | ||||
Bantamweight | Jonathan Martinez | vs. | Marcus McGhee | ||||
Women's Flyweight | Veronica Hardy | vs. | Eduarda Moura | ||||
Women's Flyweight | Viviane Araújo | vs. | Karine Silva | ||||
Middleweight | Chris Weidman | vs. | Eryk Anders |
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Announced bouts
[edit]- Light Heavyweight bout: Nikita Krylov vs. Azamat Murzakanov[7]
- Welterweight bout: Mickey Gall vs. Ramiz Brahimaj[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Nolan King (2024-08-17). "Remainder of UFC schedule in 2024 fills out: 15 events across nine cities". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-09-14). "Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic title fight headlines UFC 309 in New York". mmajunkie.usatoday. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ Greg Rosenstein (2023-10-25). "Jon Jones' UFC 295 fight vs. Stipe Miocic off due to pectoral injury: How big of a blow is this?". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Matthew Wells and Mike Bohn (2024-09-13). "UFC 309: Michael Chandler to rematch Charles Oliveira in return; may fight Conor McGregor later". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ Staff (2021-05-15). "UFC 262 full results: Oliveira TKOs Chandler for lightweight title". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ "UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Drake Riggs (2024-08-28). "Morning Report: Sean O'Malley feels bad for Merab Dvalishvili: 'I'm gonna make him look stupid' - Fight Announcements". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Drake Riggs (2024-09-13). "Morning Report: Joe Rogan believes UFC owes Kamaru Usman next welterweight title shot: 'It's the smart fight' - Fight Announcements". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-09-13.