Following the final press conference, a day before the fight show, the athletes battling it out at UFC 309 weigh-in to make it official. The fight card airs live on pay-per-view from Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 16.
In the main event, two-division UFC champion Jon Jones (27-1, 1 NC) of Rochester, New York faces former two-time heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic (20-4) of Euclid, Ohio. “Bones” makes the first defense of his 265 lbs title against.
Both fighters successfully made the required limit. Champion Jones weighed-in at 237.6 lbs. Challenger Miocic was 248.6 lbs.
The co-main event, is a rematch between former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira (34-10, 1 NC) of Brazil and Michael Chandler (23-8) of High Ridge, Missouri. The non-championship limit is 156 lbs. Both fighters tipped the scales at 155.6 lbs.
James Llontop (14-4) of Peru weighed-in at 166.2 lbs, missing the agreed 165 lbs catchweight limit. Mauricio Ruffy (10-1) of Brazil showed 164.4 lbs. Llontop forfeits 20% of his purse to his opponent, and the bout proceeds as scheduled, as per UFC.
UFC 309 fight card
The current UFC 309: Jones vs Miocic lineup and weights look as the following:
Main card
- Jon Jones (237.6) vs. Stipe Miocic (248.6) – Jones’ UFC heavyweight title
- Charles Oliveira (155.6) vs. Michael Chandler (155.6)
- Bo Nickal (185.4) vs. Paul Craig (186)
- Viviane Araujo (125.6) vs. Karine Silva (125.8)
- Mauricio Ruffy (164.4) vs. James Llontop (166.2)*
Prelims
- Jonathan Martinez (135.8) vs. Marcus McGhee (135.6)
- Chris Weidman (186) vs. Eryk Anders (185.6)
- Jim Miller (155.6) vs. Damon Jackson (155.2)
- David Onama (155.6) vs. Roberto Romero (155)
Early prelims
- Marcin Tybura (251) vs. Jhonata Diniz (253.2)
- Mickey Gall (170.8) vs. Ramiz Brahimaj (170.2)
- Bassil Hafez (171) vs. Oban Elliott (170)
- Veronica Hardy (125.8) vs. Eduarda Moura (125.2)
Main event backup fighter: Tom Aspinall (254.8)
*Missed weight