The G.O.A.T. remains to be king. Jon Jones retained the heavyweight title on Saturday evening at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York in thrilling style in opposition to former titleholder Stipe Miocic. Jones put Miocic away with a vicious spinning again kick to the ribs that despatched Miocic straight to the canvas and unable to proceed. It was an attractive end for probably the most adorned champion within the sport’s historical past and a little bit of vindication after many had been left disenchanted in how rapidly Jones dispatched of Ciryl Gane final 12 months to assert the title.
As an alternative of the short end, Jones methodically broke down Miocic. It started within the first spherical when Jones scored a slick takedown off a visit and went to work with nasty elbows from the highest. It appeared as if he would possibly end it proper then and there, however Miocic managed to outlive and proceed to try to muster offense within the second and third rounds. Sadly, there was simply not sufficient to crack by means of Jones’ defenses earlier than the kick took all of the wind out of Miocic and ended the motion. Now the eye turns as to whether or not Jones will really defend his title in opposition to interim titleholder Tom Aspinall or stroll off into the sundown after a full week of denying Aspinall his probability on the battle.
Elsewhere on the cardboard, Charles Oliveira continued his dominant methods in opposition to Michael Chandler because the Brazilian took a unanimous choice over the American of their rematch. Oliveira earned the vacant light-weight title in opposition to Chandler in 2021 when he rallied to scored a second-round knockout. This time, it was Chandler who wanted to rally after being dominated each on the ft and on the bottom for 4 rounds. Chandler managed to attain an ideal proper hand to stun Oliveira within the fifth after which proceeded to hit him with a barrage of strikes to the again of the top that referee Keith Peterson allowed. As Oliveira managed to take management within the grappling within the waning seconds, Chandler someway bought to his ft with Oliveira draped on his again and slammed him down, not as soon as, however twice as the gang erupted regardless of the end result not likely being unsure.
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UFC 309 battle card, outcomes
- Jon Jones (c) def. Stipe Miocic through third-round TKO (physique kick)
- Charles Oliveira def. Michael Chandler through unanimous choice (49-46, 49-46, 49-45)
- Bo Nickal def. Paul Craig through unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Viviane Araujo def. Karine Silva through unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Mauricio Ruffy def. James Llontop through unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Marcus McGhee def. Jonathan Martinez through unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Jim Miller def. Damon Jackson through first-round submission (guillotine choke)
- David Onama def. Roberto Romero through unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Marcin Tybura def. Jhonata Diniz through second-round TKO (physician stoppage)
- Raminz Brahimaj def. Mickey Gall through first-round knockout (punches)
- Oban Elliott def. Bassil Hafez through third-round knockout (punches)
- Eduarda Moura def. Veronica Hardy through unanimous choice (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
UFC 309 countdown
- Workers predictions and knowledgeable picks for the principle card
- Brookhouse: Greatest bets to contemplate on the principle card
- Jones keen to vacate title for ‘tremendous fights’
- Fighters debate whether or not Jones is the pound-for-pound greatest for the time being
- Mahjouri: Undercard fights to look at this weekend
- Brookhouse: 4 greatest storylines to look at in New York
- Jones solely inquisitive about Pereira, not Aspinall, after Miocic battle
- Chandler lays out thrilling hopes for fights in 2025
- Miocic: ‘I am at all times making ready for my final one’
