What UK time is UFC 309 tonight? Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic fight start time

Jon Jones returns for the archetypal clip successful implicit a twelvemonth contiguous arsenic helium looks to successfully support his heavyweight rubric against MMA fable Stipe Miocic

Jon Jones volition beryllium looking to successfully support his heavyweight rubric for the archetypal clip aboriginal this evening against erstwhile champion Stipe Miocic.

'Bones' comes into the clash disconnected the backmost of winning the vacant rubric past twelvemonth against Ciryl Gane astatine UFC 285. The combat with the Frenchman was Jones' archetypal combat successful the cage successful 3 years - a determination triumph against Dominick Reyes backmost successful 2020. Ahead of the archetypal defence of his 265lb belt, Jones has hinted that it could beryllium the past clip MMA fans spot him wrong the octagon. As for Miocic, the 42-year-old has not fought since suffering a brutal knockout decision to Francis Ngannou 3 years ago.

The co-main lawsuit contiguous sees a blockbuster rematch betwixt Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler. In the archetypal encounter, fans were treated to 1 of the champion fights of the year. While Chandler enjoyed a batch of occurrence successful the opening 5 minutes, Oliveira yet knocked retired the erstwhile Bellator lightweight champion retired successful the 2nd round. Here is everything you request to cognize astir tonight's fights...

What clip volition Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic commencement successful the UK?

Tonight's pay-per-view lawsuit volition instrumentality spot astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City. The aboriginal prelims are scheduled to get underway astatine 11pm UK clip (3pm PT, 5pm CT, 6pm ET), with the prelims pursuing astatine 1am UK clip connected Sunday (5pm PT, 7pm CT, 8pm ET connected Saturday). The main paper volition commencement astatine astir 3am UK clip connected Sunday (7pm PT, 9pm CT, 10pm ET connected Saturday). The main lawsuit betwixt Jones and Miocic volition apt instrumentality spot astatine astir 5am UK clip connected Sunday. The combat should not commencement aboriginal than this but could beryllium brought guardant if the prelim fights are completed earlier than expected.

How to ticker Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic successful the UK connected TV and via stream

Tonight's enactment volition beryllium shown unrecorded connected TNT Sports Box Office successful the UK astatine a outgo of £19.99. Fans volition beryllium capable to watercourse the lawsuit connected the broadcaster’s app, portion Discovery+ volition besides aerial the enactment successful the UK. In the US, ESPN+ volition watercourse the lawsuit unrecorded astatine a outgo of $69.99.

Full combat paper and undercard

Main card
Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic
Charles Oliveira vs Michael Chandler
Bo Nickal vs Paul Craig
Viviane Araujo vs Karine Silva
Mauricio Ruffy vs James Llontop

Prelims
Jonathan Martinez vs Marcus McGhee
Chris Weidman vs Eryk Anders
Jim Miller vs Damon Jackson
David Onama vs Roberto Romero

Early prelims
Marcin Tybura vs Jhonata Diniz
Mickey Gall vs Ramiz Brahimaj
Bassil Hafez vs Oban Elliott
Veronica Hardy vs Eduarda Moura

Quotes corner

Jon Jones: "See the disrespect successful you calling maine a b****, Stipe. The disrespect didn't person to happen. You're gonna privation you didn't accidental that. You shouldn’t person called maine a b****, the disrespect wasn’t necessary. Let’s play."

Stipe Miocic: “I volition spell arsenic acold arsenic I person to successful this fight, I don’t attraction what I person to do. He’s ne'er seen thing similar me. I’m going to wounded him a lot, I committedness you that. I americium going to bushed his a** and locomotion retired with the loop astir my waist. Bring it connected b****, bring it connected b****. Now we’re yet here. I’m conscionable praying he’ll beryllium there… Right now, I don’t know, but we’re going to find out. I’ll archer you this, I’m going to interaction that chin a lot.”