UFC 309 is set to bring the heat to Madison Square Garden in November. With a growing card packed with top-tier talent and potential title implications, the event should deliver competitive matchups across several divisions. Today, we'll cover all the available information surrounding UFC 309.
UFC 309 will occur on November 16, 2024, at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The last PPV hosted at MSG was UFC 295, which hosted Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka as they fought for the vacant Light-Heavyweight title. Also on that card, Tom Aspinall stepped in on short notice after Jon Jones pulled out vs. Stipe Miocic to defeat Serghei Pavlovich, capturing the Interim Heavyweight Championship.
This will be the company's eighth return to New York City and MSG. Other previous headliners for Maddison Square Garden include Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Jorge Masvidal, and Kamaru Usman.
Several bouts have already been signed for UFC 309:
Although not officially confirmed, Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic is heavily favored to headline UFC 309. This highly anticipated heavyweight title fight would see Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones defend his belt against Miocic, a former champion and arguably one of the greatest Heavyweights ever. However, both men are coming off distinguishable layoffs, with Jones' last fight in March 2023, where he defeated Ciryl Gane for the Heavyweight title. Miocic's last fight is dated even further back, at UFC 260 in March 2021, where he was KO'd by Francis Ngannou in the second round.
Per BestFightOdds.com, Jon Jones is a massive favorite over the large underdog Stipe Miocic. Jones opened up at -350 and since has swelled to an even bigger favorite at -400. Despite the large number, this is still a smaller spot for Jones, who closed as a -750 favorite vs. Thiago Santos and a -800 over Anthony Smith.
Stay tuned for more updates and announcements as fight night approaches.