November 15, 2024 10:55 am ET
NEW YORK – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting reside from Friday’s official UFC 309 fighter weigh-ins, the place all however one fighter hit their marks on the size.
In the principle occasion, heavyweight champion Jon Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) takes on former champ Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in a long-awaited matchup. Jones was 237.6 kilos. Miocic could have a slight weight benefit at 248.6.
In the co-feature, former light-weight champ Charles Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC) takes on Michael Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC). When he was champion, Oliveira missed weight for a title protection towards Justin Gaethje and was stripped of the belt. He’s making an attempt to work his method again to a title shot, and this time was on the mark at 155.6. Chandler, who was the primary fighter to come back to the size, was the identical.
To open the principle card, James Llontop (14-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) takes on Mauricio Ruffy (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a bout that was initially set for light-weight when Ruffy was combating Charlie Campbell. Llontop stepped in on quick discover and the battle was set for 165 kilos at a catchweight. However Llontop missed that restrict on the size by 1.2 kilos and was fined 20 % of his purse. The early weigh-ins befell on the UFC host resort in New York and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which happen at 5 p.m. ET at The Theater at MSG. The connected Madison Sq. Backyard hosts Saturday’s occasion (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+).
The total UFC 309 weigh-in outcomes included:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/FX/Hulu, 8 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Hulu/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
*Llontop missed the catchweight restrict and was fined 20 % of his purse. Be sure you go to the MMA Junkie Instagram web page and YouTube channel to debate this and extra content material with followers of blended martial arts.
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