NEW YORK – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 309 fighter weigh-ins, where all but one fighter hit their marks on the scale.
In the main event, heavyweight champion [autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag] (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) takes on former champ [autotag]Stipe Miocic[/autotag] (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in a long-awaited matchup. Jones was 237.6 pounds. Miocic will have a slight weight advantage at 248.6.
In the co-feature, former lightweight champ [autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag] (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC) takes on [autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag] (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC). When he was champion, Oliveira missed weight for a title defense against Justin Gaethje and was stripped of the belt. He’s trying to work his way back to a title shot, and this time was on the mark at 155.6. Chandler, who was the first fighter to come to the scale, was the same.
To open the main card, James Llontop (14-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) takes on Mauricio Ruffy (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a bout that was originally set for lightweight when Ruffy was fighting Charlie Campbell. Llontop stepped in on short notice and the fight was set for 165 pounds at a catchweight. But Llontop missed that limit on the scale by 1.2 pounds and was fined 20 percent of his purse.
The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in New York and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 5 p.m. ET at The Theater at MSG. The attached Madison Square Garden hosts Saturday’s event (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+).
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The full UFC 309 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Jon Jones (237.6) vs. Stipe Miocic (248.6) – for heavyweight title
- 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) – 165-pound catchweight
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/FX/Hulu, 8 p.m. ET)
- 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)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Hulu/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- 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 the catchweight limit and was fined 20 percent of his purse.
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