UFC 309
Mixed martial arts event in 2024
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Key Takeaways
- UFC 309: Jones vs.
- Background The event marked the promotion's eleventh visit to New York City and first since UFC 295 in November 2023.
- UFC CEO Dana White cited frequent complaints from fighters over a six-month period.
- They were previously expected to headline UFC 295 last November, but Jones withdrew due to a pectoral muscle injury.
- A five-round lightweight rematch between former UFC World Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira and former three-time Bellator World Lightweight Champion (also a former UFC world lightweight title challenger) Michael Chandler took place as the co-main event.
UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 16, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States.
Background
The event marked the promotion's eleventh visit to New York City and first since UFC 295 in November 2023.
On November 14, it was reported that the UFC had notified fighters competing in upcoming events, including the current one, that the organization will reintroduce its previous glove design, which had been replaced at UFC 302 in June. UFC CEO Dana White cited frequent complaints from fighters over a six-month period.
A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between former champion (also a former two-time UFC World Light Heavyweight Champion) Jon Jones and former two-time world champion Stipe Miocic headlined this event. They were previously expected to headline UFC 295 last November, but Jones withdrew due to a pectoral muscle injury. Interim champion at the time and current undisputed champion Tom Aspinall served as backup and potential replacement for this fight.
A five-round lightweight rematch between former UFC World Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira and former three-time Bellator World Lightweight Champion (also a former UFC world lightweight title challenger) Michael Chandler took place as the co-main event. The pairing previously met for the vacant championship at UFC 262 in May 2021 which Oliveira won by second-round TKO.
A welterweight bout between Randy Brown and Carlos Prates was scheduled for this event. However, Prates ended up being scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates against Neil Magny a week earlier.
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