The UFC 309 card has been introduced, with Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic set for heavyweight title bout in New York. Michael Chandler & Charles Oliveira rematch is the spotlight of undercard.
UFC 309: Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic
Jon Jones will contest the primary defence of his undisputed heavyweight title in New York later this yr, with a rescheduled matchup in opposition to Stipe Miocic.
The present heavyweight champion was alleged to battle Miocic at UFC 295 however Jones suffered a nasty pectoral damage in 2023, ripping the muscle from bone which prevented the American from preventing once more final yr.
Now trying to make his return to the Octagon, Jon ‘Bones’ Jones will tackle Miocic in a battle followers have been anticipating for nicely over a yr.
Jon Jones will face Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight title at #UFC309 on Nov. 16 at Madison Sq. Backyard, UFC introduced. pic.twitter.com/KzdtNoOXIx
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 14, 2024
Though his battle in opposition to Miocic at all times appeared on the playing cards, many followers have been left disenchanted by Dana White and Jones, who selected to tackle the 42-year-old moderately than rising star Tom Aspinall.
Hailing from Manchester, Aspinall has shortly risen up by the UFC ranks to claim himself as one of the vital formidable pound for pound fighters within the MMA.
If Jones wins in New York in November, it appears that evidently he’ll both face Aspinall or select to retire, which might rob followers of one of the vital eagerly anticipated matchups ever.
UFC 309: Michael Chandler vs Charles Oliveira
Michael Chandler’s battle in opposition to Conor McGregor was postponed earlier this yr, after ‘the Infamous’ picked up a toe damage on his solution to returning to the Octagon.
Though many followers have been anticipating McGregor and Chandler nonetheless to go face to face later this yr, that battle has now been indefinitely postponed with Chandler going through Charles Oliveira because the ‘co-main occasion’ at UFC 309.
Final time they confronted off within the UFC, Oliveira knocked Chandler out in a light-weight title bout, with the Brazilian claiming his first belt in his profession.
Charles Oliveira goes to do Michael Chandler identical to he did within the first battle pic.twitter.com/x4vAs7RbJc
— 𝗫𝗮𝘃𝗲 🇦🇺 (@WonderbreadMMA) September 14, 2024
Oliveira defended his title in opposition to Dustin Poirier, however then went on to lose the belt to Islam Makhachev who received through submission at UFC 280.
There at the moment are no belts on the road within the rematch of Oliveira and Chandler, however the latter will probably be hoping to get revenge for final outing when he was brutally knocked out.
