Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic meet in Madison Sq. Backyard one yr after their overdue dream match was supposed to happen. The UFC heavyweight title is at stake when two of the promotion’s most dominant champions collide of their potential swan songs at UFC 309 on Saturday.
Jones and Miocic are probably the most profitable UFC mild heavyweight and heavyweight champions, respectively. Jones moved up a division and captured the heavyweight title final yr. Now 37, he makes his first heavyweight title protection towards the division’s most embellished champion, 42-year-old Miocic. Each males have prompt they’d retire in New York Metropolis. A five-round co-main occasion between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler can also be scheduled. Oliveira beforehand defeated Chandler in 2021 to win the vacant light-weight title.
The promotion heads to Macau, China one week later. Headlining the cardboard is a gathering of former champions on the cusp of title pictures. Former bantamweight champ Petr Yan takes on former flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo at 135 kilos. The winner will discover themselves on a shortlist of title challengers behind Umar Nurmagomedov and, probably, Sean O’Malley.
UFC 310’s fundamental occasion is in disarray after welterweight champion Belal Muhammad suffered a bone an infection. His scheduled title challenger Shavkat Rakhmonov is now with out an opponent for the Dec. 7 card.
Have a look beneath on the present UFC occasion schedule for 2024. You should definitely test again on this web page when we’ve extra data on upcoming UFC occasions all year long.
Upcoming UFC Schedule
| Occasion | Date | Principal occasion | Weight class | Location | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFC 309 | Nov. 16 | Jon Jones (c) vs. Stipe Miocic | Heavyweight title | New York | ESPN+ PPV |
| UFC Combat Night time | Nov. 23 | Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo | Bantamweight | Macau, China | ESPN+ |
| UFC 310 | Dec. 7 | TBA | TBA | Las Vegas | ESPN+ PPV |
| UFC Combat Night time | Dec. 14 | Ian Machado Garry vs. Joaquin Buckley | Welterweight | Tampa, Florida | ESPN+ |
