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 11th 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] Current interim champion Tom Aspinall is expected to serve as backup and potential replacement for this fight.[4]
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.[5] The pairing previously met for the vacant championship at UFC 262 in May 2021 which Oliveira won by second round TKO.[6]
A welterweight bout between Randy Brown and Carlos Prates was scheduled for this event.[7] However, Prates ended up being scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates against Neil Magny a week earlier.[8]
A lightweight bout between Mauricio Ruffy and Charlie Campbell was scheduled for this event.[9] However, Campbell withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by James Llontop.[10][11]
On November 6, two fighters pulled out of the event due to undisclosed reasons: Azamat Murzakanov, who was scheduled to face Nikita Krylov in a light heavyweight bout; and Lucas Almeida, who was expected to face David Onama at featherweight. It is unclear if replacements will be sought for both opponents.[12]
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 | ||||
Women's Flyweight | Viviane Araújo | vs. | Karine Silva | ||||
Middleweight | Bo Nickal | vs. | Paul Craig | ||||
Lightweight | Mauricio Ruffy | vs. | James Llontop | ||||
Preliminary card (ESPNews / FX / Hulu / ESPN+) | |||||||
Bantamweight | Jonathan Martinez | vs. | Marcus McGhee | ||||
Middleweight | Chris Weidman | vs. | Eryk Anders | ||||
Lightweight | Jim Miller | vs. | Damon Jackson | ||||
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Heavyweight | Marcin Tybura | vs. | Jhonata Diniz | ||||
Welterweight | Mickey Gall | vs. | Ramiz Brahimaj | ||||
Welterweight | Bassil Hafez | vs. | Oban Elliot | ||||
Women's Flyweight | Veronica Hardy | vs. | Eduarda Moura |
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Announced bouts
[edit]- Light Heavyweight bout: Nikita Krylov vs. TBA[12]
- Featherweight bout: David Onama vs. TBA[12]
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.
- ^ Nolan King and Ken Hathaway (2024-09-17). "Dana White confirms Tom Aspinall as UFC 309 main event backup fighter". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Diego Ribas (2024-10-03). "With an eye on the top-15, Carlos Prates seeks fourth UFC victory in November". agfight.com. Retrieved 2024-10-03. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2024-10-10). "Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates set for UFC Vegas 100 main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-10-07). "UFC 309 adds Charlie Campbell vs. Mauricio Ruffy". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-10-23). "Mauricio Ruffy once again without opponent for UFC 309 after Charlie Campbell withdraws". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2024-10-29). "Mauricio Ruffy gets new opponent for UFC 309". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ a b c Nolan King (2024-11-06). "Two UFC 309 fighters withdraw in week prior to Madison Square Garden event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-09-14.