The one and only! @JonnyBones hits the scale at 237.6lbs ahead of his first heavyweight title defense!
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— UFC (@ufc) November 15, 2024
UFC 309: Jones vs Miocic. Saturday at 10 ET on ESPN+. Order Now!
The Ultimate Fighting Championship posts up in New York for a heavyweight title fight between reigning champion Jon Jones and a returning Stipe Miocic.
As expected, both UFC 309 main event fighters successfully came in under the 265-pound limit. Jones will be the smaller fighter as Miocic weighed 248.6 pounds, while the champion came in at 237.6 pounds. All other fighters successfully made weight except for James Llontop, who came in 1.2 pounds over for his 165-pound catchweight fight against Mauricio Ruffy. The fight will continue, with Llontop being fined 20% of his purse.
Jones (27-1, 1 NC) is currently riding a five-fight win streak since his second victory over Daniel Cormier was overturned due to a failed drug test. “Bones” won the vacant heavyweight title by submitting Ciryl Gane with a guillotine choke in just over two minutes. This will mark the second heavyweight fight for the former light heavyweight king.
Meanwhile, this is the first fight for Miocic (20-4) since he was knocked out by Francis Ngannou in 2021. The 42-year-old firefighter previously won back-to-back title fights against Cormier. The former UFC heavyweight champ also holds wins over a who’s who of the division, including Ngannou, Junior dos Santos, Alistair Overeem and more.
UFC 309’s ESPN+ pay-per-view will begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Saturday. Prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass before moving to ESPNews and ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
UFC 309 Weigh-in Results:
Jon Jones (237.6) vs. Stipe Miocic (248.6)
Michael Chandler (155.6) vs. Charles Oliveira (155.6)
Paul Craig (186) vs. Bo Nickal (185.4)
Viviane Araujo (125.6) vs. Karine Silva (125.8)
James Llontop (166.2)* vs. Mauricio Ruffy (164.4)
Jonathan Martinez (135.8) vs. Marcus McGhee (135.6)
Eryk Anders (185.6) vs. Chris Weidman (186)
Damon Jackson (155.2) vs. Jim Miller (155.6)
David Onama (155.6) vs. Roberto Romero (155)
Jhonata Diniz (253.2) vs. Marcin Tybura (251)
Ramiz Brahimaj (170.2) vs. Mickey Gall (170.8)
Bassil Hafez (171) vs. Oban Elliott (170)
Veronica Hardy (125.8) vs. Eduarda Moura (125.2)
* Llontop missed weight by 1.2 pounds and will be fined 20% of his purse.
