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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 15: (L-R) Opponents Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic face off during the UFC ... [+] 309 ceremonial weigh-in at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Zuffa LLCThe UFC is at Madison Square Garden for tonight’s UFC 309 pay-per-view fight card. UFC 309 features a title fight in the main event. In the headlining bout, UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones faces former two-time UFC heavyweight titleholder Stipe Miocic. Meanwhile, in the co-main event, former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira faces the man he defeated to win that vacant belt, Michael Chandler, in a 155-pound scrap. Also on the PPV fight card is an important middleweight matchup between the rising Bo Nickal and veteran Paul Craig. UFC 309 results, winners and losers and more will be updated live throughout tonight’s pay-per-view card.
The main card for UFC 309 streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+.
UFC 309 Main Event: Jon Jones vs. Stipe MiocicJon Jones (27-1-0-1) captured the vacant UFC heavyweight crown in March 2023 with a first-round submission win over Ciryl Gane. The UFC heavyweight title was left vacant when Francis Ngannou departed the promotion as a free agent to sign with the PFL in early 2023.
The UFC initially booked Jones vs. Miocic for UFC 295. UFC CEO Dana White announced that fight in July 2023, saying at the time, “This is the fight that Jon Jones wanted. It’s the fight that Stipe wanted. It is a legacy fight for both of these guys.”
The Jones vs. Miocic fight fell apart when Jones suffered a torn pectoral muscle in training. With Jones off the card, the UFC opted to book an interim title fight between Tom Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich. Aspinall won that bout, and the interim title, with a 69-second knockout.
Miocic (20-4) has not stepped into the Octagon since he lost the title to Ngannou by knockout in March 2021.
Miocic is a two-time UFC heavyweight champ. He is the only fighter to defend the crown three times in a single run as champ. He achieved that in his first title reign. He defended the title once in his second run with the belt, which ended with his loss to Ngannou.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 15: (L-R) Opponents Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic face off during the UFC ... [+] 309 ceremonial weigh-in at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Zuffa LLC UFC 309 Co-Main Event: Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler 2Charles Oliveira (34-10-0-1) has been fighting with the UFC since 2010. He won the vacant lightweight title with his win over Chandler and defended the title once, beating Dustin Poirier. He was booked to face Justin Gaethje in his second title defense, but Oliveira missed weight for that fight, which he won by submission, losing the title on the scale.
Oliveira had a chance to regain the belt in October 2022, but Islam Makhachev submitted him and claimed the vacant belt. Since that loss, Oliveira is 1-1, beating Beneil Dariush by TKO in June 2023 and losing to Arman Tsarukyan via split decision in April of this year.
Oliveira is the No. 2 fighter in the official UFC lightweight rankings.
Michael Chandler (23-8) had been waiting for a matchup with Conor McGregor. After a lengthy delay, that fight was booked for UFC 303 in June. However, a broken toe during training camp prevented McGregor from competing.
Chandler last fought in November 2022 when he lost to former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier. Chandler signed with the UFC as a free agent in 2020. He made his UC debut in January 2021 with a knockout win over Dan Hooker.
Oliveira and Chandler met in the main event of UFC 262 in May 2021. Oliveira won that contest via second-round TKO, claiming the vacant UFC 155-pound title in the process.
Chandler enters Saturday’s UFC 309 fight card as the No. 7 fighter in the UFC’s 155-pound weight class rankings.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 15: (L-R) Opponents Charles Oliveira of Brazil and Michael Chandler ... [+] face off during the UFC 309 ceremonial weigh-in at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Zuffa LLCUFC 309 results, winners and losers will be updated live throughout tonight’s pay-per-view card.
UFC 309 Winners UFC 309 Losers UFC 309 Fight Card Results UFC 309 Pay-Per-View Card ResultsJon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic
Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler
Bo Nickal vs. Paul Craig
Viviane Araújo vs. Karine Silva
Bo Nickal vs. Paul Craig
Maurício Ruffy vs. James Llontop
UFC 309 Preliminary Card ResultsJonathan Martinez vs. Marcus McGhee
Chris Weidman vs. Eryk Anders
Jim Miller vs. Damon Jackson
David Onama vs. Roberto Romero
UFC 309 Early Preliminary Card ResultsMarcin Tybura vs. Jhonata Diniz
Mickey Gall vs. Ramiz Brahimaj
Bassil Hafez vs. Oban Elliot
Veronica Hardy vs. Eduarda Moura
UFC 309 Fight Night Bonuses UFC 309 Pay-Per-View Card Odds And Predictions UFC 309 Main EventWhen the UFC 309 betting lines were first announced by BetMGM, Jon Jones was a -650 favorite over Stipe Miocic, who came in at +475. Jones has held steady at -650, while the former champion is the +450 betting favorite as fight night nears.
With the odds being so one-sided, Miocic is a good value bet. As such 83 percent of the UFC 309 main event bets have come in on the former champ, while 58 percent of the handle is on Miocic as well.
The betting pick for this fight is for Jones to win via decision, but don’t shy away from going where there is a lot of value, and that is Miocic via knockout.
UFC 309 Co-Main EventThe opening odds for the lightweight co-main event saw Oliveira at -250 and Chandler at +200. There has been slight movement in that betting line. Today, the ex-UFC champion is -275, while Chandler is listed at +210.
Oliveira has picked up 79 percent of the bets and 58 percent of the money ahead of Saturday night.
The UFC 309 co-main event betting pick is for Oliveira to win via submission.
UFC 309: Nickal vs. CraigAs has been the case in all of his UFC fights, Bo Nickal opened as a massive betting favorite, coming in at -1000 over the +650 Paul Craig. Nickal has only become a more substantial favorite. Today, the former Penn State wrestler is listed at -1400 over Craig, who is the +800 betting underdog.
Craig has garnered 84 percent of the bets ahead of this matchup, while Nickal has picked up 58 percent of the handle.
The betting pick is for Nickal to win via knockout.
UFC 309: Araujo vs. SilvaThe bout between Viviane Araujo and Karine Silva is an important matchup for the UFC women’s flyweight division. When betting lines were first published for this contest, Araujo was the +225 underdog to the -275 Silva. Today, Silva is listed at -300 and Araujo at +240.
Araujo, who has been with the UFC longer, has 65 percent of the bets and 66 percent of the money riding on her.
The betting pick is for Silva to win via decision.
UFC 309: Ruffy vs. LlontopThis catchweight fight was a late addition to the UFC 309 fight card. The bout came together after Charlie Campbell withdrew from his scheduled matchup against Mauricio Ruffy. James Llontop agreed to the fight in late October.
Ruffy was the -750 betting favorite when the fight was first announced. Today he is listed at -900. Llontop opened at +525. He is now at +600.
Llontop has 70 of the bets on him, however, Ruffy has picked up 96 percent of the handle.
The betting pick for the opening fight on the UFC 309 PPV card is Ruffy to win via knockout.
UFC 309 results, winners and losers and more will be updated live throughout tonight’s pay-per-view card.
