NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 16: (L-R) Stipe Miocic of the United States of America and Jon Jones … [+] of the United States of America trade hits in the UFC heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
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Jon Jones was dominant in the UFC 309 main event. The G.O.A.T successfully defended his heavyweight title and pounded Stipe Miocic into retirement in the process.
After two-plus lopsided rounds, Jones got the finish in the third with a spinning backkick that led to the TKO win.
Take a look at the finish.
Jones earned one of three individual Performance of the Night.
After the fight, Miocic called it a career. The 42-year-old looked slow and miles past his prime against Jones. Miocic’s performance makes you wonder if he should have been in the Octagon with Jones on Saturday.
As it was, Miocic ended an epic career that will conclude with him being one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. In the co-main event, Charles Oliveira won a unanimous decision over Michael Chandler in their rematch. The fight was entertaining from start to finish, but the fifth round was one for the ages.
After Oliveira dominated the first four rounds, Chandler landed a huge right hand in the fifth, putting the Brazilian in peril. Chandler couldn’t get the finish as Oliveira recuperated and took Chandler’s back to set up a memorable moment.
Chandler showed off his power as he stood to his feet like a superhero and fell backward, driving his weight into his opponent.
Take a look at the moment; the MSG crowd went crazy.
This moment and the entire fifth round helped secure both men’s Fight of the Night bonus. It was the third FOTN bonus for Oliveira and Chandler.
Here is a look at all of the results from UFC 309. Every fighter who wins a bonus has a trophy emoji and a highlight of their win.
UFC 309 Results
Main Card
- ????(c) Jon Jones def. No. 8 Stipe Miocic Via Third-Round TKO
- ????No. 2 Charles Oliveira def. No. 7 Michael Chandler Via Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-45)???? – Fight of the Night
- Bo Nickal def. Paul Craig Via Unanimous Decision (30-27×3)
- No. 9 Viviane Araujo def. No. 5 Karine Silva Via Unanimous Decision (29-28×3)
- Mauricio Ruffy def. James Llontop Via Unanimous Decision (29-28×3)
Prelims
- Marcus McGhee def. No. 13 Jonathan Martinez Via Unanimous Decision (29-28×3)
- Chris Weidman vs. Eryk Anders – CANCELED
- Jim Miller def. Damon Jackson Via First-Round Submission (Guillotine)
- David Onama def. Roberto Romero Via Unanimous Decision (30-27×3)
- No. 9 Marcin Tybura def. Jhonata Diniz Via Second-Round TKO
Early Prelims
- ????Ramiz Brahimaj def. Mickey Gall Via First-Round KO
Brahimaj melted Gall with a huge right hand to secure a KO win during the early prelims.
- ????Over Elliott def. Bassil Hafez Via Third-Round KO
After a tactical first two rounds, Elliott showed why the UFC is so high on him. Elliott landed a powerful right hand that dropped Hafez and led to the KO win.
- Eduardo Moura def. Veronica Hardy Via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28×2)
What’s Next For the UFC?
The UFC heads to Macau on November 23 with a very good card featuring newly re-signed former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan facing Deiveson Figueiredo.
Here is the full card.
- Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
- Xiaonan Yan vs. Tabatha Ricci
- Ozzy Diaz vs. Mingyang Zhang
- Kenan Song vs. Muslim Salikhov
- Cong Wang vs. Gabriella Fernandes
- Volkan Oezdemir vs. Carlos Ulberg
- Carlos Hernandez vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
- Xiaocan Feng vs. Ming Shi
- Kiru Sahota vs. Dong Hoon Choi
- Su Young You vs. Balgyn Jenisuly
- Kangjie Zhu vs. Bin Xie
- Lone'er Kavanagh vs. Jose Ochoa
- Long Xiao vs. Quang Le
- Maheshate Hayisaer vs. Nicolas Motta
