.png)
1 hour ago
1
JON JONES and Stipe Miocic took portion successful a fiery last face-off up of their clash of legends.
Former pound-for-pound king Jones returns from an 18-month layoff aboriginal connected Sunday greeting to support his heavyweight rubric successful the main lawsuit of UFC 309 successful New York City.
3
3
3
Tensions person risen betwixt the brace successful caller days, with Jones taking umbrage to Miocic branding him a "bitch".
The MMA fable upped the ante during the pre-fight property league connected Friday by declaring the combat a "personal" 1 to him.
And helium sensationally snubbed Miocic's connection of a handshake earlier their face-off, which laid the array for a tense last staredown astatine the ceremonial weigh-ins.
The brace faced disconnected aft mimicking their early-morning weigh-ins, which were held down closed doors.
Defending king of the heavyweights completed an unthinkable assemblage translation by tipping the scales astatine 237.8lbs, astir a STONE lighter than helium was for his debut successful the part past month.
Miocic tipped the scales earlier the champion, with the erstwhile two-time titleholder weighing successful astatine 248.6lbs.
And Jones promptly got successful the face-off Miocic aft hitting the ceremonial scale, though helium did judge the challenger's handshake connection astatine the 2nd clip of asking.
The raucous assemblage astatine the Madison Square Garden's Hulu Theater lapped up each infinitesimal of the tense face-off, which UFC president Dana White was forced to interruption up.
BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS
How to Watch UFC 309
The UFC makes it's yearly sojourn to New York City connected November 16 for different blockbuster pay-per-view card.
UFC 309 volition instrumentality spot astatine the iconic Madison Square Garden, which provided immoderate unforgettable moments since mixed martial arts was legalised successful New York authorities successful 2016.
Topping the measure astatine the 'World's Most Famous Arena' is the eagerly-anticipated heavyweight rubric combat betwixt champion Jon Jones and erstwhile titleholder Stipe Miocic.
And successful the co-main lawsuit of the evening, Michael Chandler volition propulsion down with erstwhile lightweight champion and chap instrumentality favourite Charles Oliveira.
UFC 309 is undoubtedly 1 of the astir anticipated cards of what has been different monolithic twelvemonth for MMA's apical promotion.
And fans successful the UK and Ireland tin ticker each the enactment from what promises to beryllium an unthinkable nighttime astatine MSG unrecorded connected TNT Sports Box Office.
The penultimate pay-per-view paper of the twelvemonth volition beryllium disposable to acquisition for a specified £19.99.
UFC 309 volition besides beryllium disposable to bargain connected Discovery+, EE TV, Prime Video, Virgin Media TV and Sky Sports.
And combat fans don't request to subscribe to TNT Sports to bargain the star-studded event.
Watch UFC 309: Jones v Miocic exclusively unrecorded connected TNT Sports Box Office from 1am connected Saturday 16 November.
For much info visit: tntsports.co.uk/boxoffice
Feint chants of "Stipe, Stipe" were drowned retired by the unthinkable vocal pro-Jones crowd.
A fired-up Jones told Joe Rogan successful his post-weigh-in interview: "Tomorrow is an awesome accidental for maine to show this acquisition that deity has fixed me.
"I'm ace excited and I consciousness great. And still!"
Watch UFC 309: Jones v Miocic exclusively unrecorded on TNT Sports Box Office from 1am connected Saturday 16 November.
For much info visit: tntsports.co.uk/boxoffice
.png "indianexpress.")
.png "khaleejtimes")
.png "arabnews")
.png "gulfnews"){kind=logo}
English (US) · 
Hindi (IN) ·