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UFC 309 medical suspensions: Stipe Miocic out for 60 days, several others up to three months

From one week to three months, check out the full list of medical suspensions handed out following UFC 309 in New York.

Every fighter who competed this past Saturday at UFC 309 has been given a medical suspension following their bouts.

Jhonata Diniz, Mickey Gall and Bassil Hafez were knocked out in their fights and were among four fighters who received 90-day suspensions, which was the longest period issued. The fourth fighter who received 90 days was James Llontop, who went the distance with Mauricio Ruffy, but was on the receiving end of multiple damaging strikes over three rounds.

The event, which took place at Madison Square Garden in New York, was headlined by a heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and former champion Stipe Miocic. Although he announced his retirement following the main event, Miocic was given a 60-day suspension for his TKO loss to Jones.

Wednesday, MMA Junkie acquired a full list of medical suspensions from the New York State Department of State, which oversaw the event. Check out the full list below. The suspensions ranged from a 7-day mandatory rest period to 90 days. Any fighter given 30-90 days may return sooner if cleared by a doctor (unless noted otherwise).

Eduarda Moura def. Veronica Hardy

Nov 16, 2024; New York, NY, USA; Veronica Hardy (red gloves) fights Eduarda Moura (blue gloves) in the flyweight bout during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

[autotag]Eduarda Moura[/autotag]: 7 days mandatory rest

[autotag]Veronica Hardy[/autotag]: 7 days mandatory rest

Oban Elliott def. Bassil Hafez

Ò(Editors Note: Graphic Content, Blood)Ó Nov 16, 2024; New York, NY, USA; Bassil Hafez (red gloves) fights Oban Elliott (blue gloves) in the welterweight bout during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

[autotag]Oban Elliott[/autotag]: 30-day suspension

[autotag]Bassil Hafez[/autotag]: 90-day suspension with neurology clearance

Ramiz Brahimaj def. Mickey Gall

Ramiz Brahimaj def Mickey Gall UFC 309

[autotag]Ramiz Brahimaj[/autotag]: 7 days mandatory rest

[autotag]Mickey Gall[/autotag]: 90-day suspension with neurology clearance

Marcin Tybura def. Jhonata Diniz

Ò(Editors Note: Graphic Content, Blood)Ó Nov 16, 2024; New York, NY, USA; Jhonata Diniz (blue gloves) reacts after losing to Marcin Tybura (red gloves, not pictured) in the Heavyweight bout during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

[autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag]: 7 days mandatory rest

[autotag]Jhonata Diniz[/autotag]: 90-day suspension

David Onama def. Roberto Romero

Ò(Editors Note: Graphic Content, Blood)Ó Nov 16, 2024; New York, NY, USA; David Onama (red gloves) fights Roberto Romero (blue gloves) in the lightweight bout during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

[autotag]David Onama[/autotag]: 30-day suspension

[autotag]Roberto Romero[/autotag]: 30-day suspension

Jim Miller def. Damon Jackson

[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag]: 7 days mandatory rest

[autotag]Damon Jackson[/autotag]: 30-day suspension

Marcus McGhee def. Jonathan Martinez

Nov 16, 2024; New York, NY, USA; Jonathan Martinez (red gloves) fights Marcus Mcghee (blue gloves) in the bantamweight bout during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

[autotag]Marcus McGhee[/autotag]: 30-day suspension

[autotag]Jonathan Martinez[/autotag]: 7 days mandatory rest

Mauricio Ruffy def. James Llontop

Ò(Editors Note: Graphic Content, Blood)Ó Nov 16, 2024; New York, NY, USA; Mauricio Ruffy (red gloves) fights James Llontop (blue gloves) in the catchweight bout during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

[autotag]Mauricio Ruffy[/autotag]: 30-day suspension

[autotag]James Llontop[/autotag]: 90-day suspension

Viviane Araujo def. Karine Silva

Nov 16, 2024; New York, NY, USA; Viviane Araujo (red gloves) fights Karine Silva (blue gloves) in the WomenÕs Flyweight bout during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

[autotag]Viviane Araujo[/autotag]: 30-day suspension

[autotag]Karine Silva[/autotag]: 30-day suspension

Bo Nickal def. Paul Craig

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 16: (R-L) Bo Nickal of the United States of America punches Paul Craig of Scotland in a middleweight fight during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

[autotag]Bo Nickal[/autotag]: 7 days mandatory rest

[autotag]Paul Craig[/autotag]: 30-day suspension

Charles Oliveira def. Michael Chandler

Nov 16, 2024; New York, NY, USA; Charles Oliveira (red gloves) fights Michael Chandler (blue gloves) in the lightweight bout during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

[autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag]: 30-day suspension

[autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag]: 30-day suspension

Jon Jones def. Stipe Miocic

UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones (R) fights challenger Stipe Miocic during their heavyweight title bout at Madison Square Garden in New York, on November 16, 2024. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

[autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag]: 7 days mandatory rest

[autotag]Stipe Miocic[/autotag]: 60-day suspension

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Darren Till slams ‘ginger tool’ Bo Nickal for UFC 309 performance

Darren Till jumped at the occasion to bash Bo Nickal after UFC 309.

[autotag]Darren Till[/autotag] jumped at the occasion to bash [autotag]Bo Nickal[/autotag] after UFC 309.

Nickal (7-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) was successful in his toughest test to date against Paul Craig (17-9-1 MMA, 9-9-1 UFC) on Saturday’s main card at Madison Square Garden but saw the judges’ scorecards for the first time in what was a lackluster affair.

Till’s attack on Nickal isn’t out of nowhere. The pair traded barbs in September 2022 after Till challenged Nickal to a fight. Nickal laughed off his callout, criticizing him for getting outgrappled by Derek Brunson.

Till is no longer on the UFC roster, but he let Nickal know what he thought of his performance.

“The ginger ninja doesn’t even fight. Talks more than me and I talk a lot. #GingerNinja He even sh*t talks me and hasn’t beat an opponent who’s record is a winning one. Proper ginger ninja. Yes his wrestling is good but his striking is appalling and his cooking videos make me want to stab myself to death. Proper ginger ninja.”

Nickal also previously took aim at Till’s good friend Khamzat Chimaev by calling his wrestling trash. Till came to the defense of his training partner.

“Guy has talked so much sh*t. Sh*t talked me since he came the UFC like I haven’t fought and beat top guys in there. Be more humble ya ginger tool cos ur sh*t and Khamzat would destroy you.”

Nickal took umbrage with Daniel Cormier saying he wasn’t ready for Chimaev during the UFC 309 commentary, which Till defended.

“Where is the lie? Ginger nuts isn’t ready for Khamzat.”

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Chael Sonnen holds Bo Nickal’s team accountable for lackluster UFC 309 win

Chael Sonnen is not happy with Bo Nickal’s performance at UFC 309 and blames his team for that.

[autotag]Chael Sonnen[/autotag] is not happy with [autotag]Bo Nickal[/autotag]’s performance at UFC 309.

Nickal (7-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) remained unbeaten when he outstruck Paul Craig (17-9-1 MMA, 9-9-1 UFC) in Saturday’s main card at Madison Square Garden in New York. Despite sweeping the scorecards, Nickal was met with boos by the crowd and a chant of “overrated.”

Sonnen thinks Nickal looked composed but was irked with how little activity took place in the fight. He wasn’t a fan of his game plan, in which Nickal didn’t attempt a single takedown.

“My problem with it and my gripe is that you have a four-time world champion. … Doesn’t do one damn bit of wrestling because somebody got a hold of him,” Sonnen said on his YouTube channel. “One of his trainers or his training partners sat him down and said, ‘You’re not ready to go to the ground with the guy.’ Well how the F would we know? How in the F we would know that now?”

Nickal called his performance “picture-perfect,” alluding to a successful game plan. Sonnen puts the responsibility on Nickal’s corner for not encouraging him to play to his strengths, and pointed to Georges St-Pierre as an example of someone who never strayed away from his game plan.

“You do not look at your opponent’s game to decide your strategy,” Sonnen said. “That is nothing that Bo has ever done. He didn’t show Gabe Dean that respect. He didn’t show Myles Martin that respect. He did not show David Taylor that respect. And he refuses to take down. A four-time world champion refuses to use one bit of wrestling against a guy that’s never had a wrestling match. That is because of somebody in his trusted inner circle.”

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Video: Can Charles Oliveira win back UFC title? Is Bo Nickal ready for ranked fighters?

What are the immediate outlooks for Charles Oliveira and Bo Nickal coming out of UFC 309? We discuss on “Spinning Back Clique.”

Jon Jones was obviously the protagonist of UFC 309, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t other interesting storylines on the card.

Sarurday’s pay-per-view event at Madison Square Garden in New York City saw former UFC lightweight champion [autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag] get back in the win column as he defeated Michael Chandler in a thrilling rematch. Right before that lightweight clash, top prospect [autotag]Bo Nickal[/autotag] extended his unbeaten run by outpointing Paul Craig in a showing that was criticized by many. These were just two of the many highlights from the card.

Can Oliveira win back the UFC lightweight belt? Is Bo Nickal ready to fight ranked opposition?

MMA Junkie’s Brian “Goze” Garcia, Mike Bohn, Danny Segura and host Gorgeous George discuss some of the key results outside the main event for UFC 309.

Watch their discussion in the video above, and don’t miss this week’s complete episode of “Spinning Back Clique” below on YouTube or in podcast form.

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Overreaction Time: UFC 309 and Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson deliver the not-so-goods

Check out the latest episode of “Overreaction Time” covering Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic, Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, and more.

The time for overreacting is here!

Check out the latest episode of “Overreaction Time” at noon ET/9 a.m. PT as host Simon Samano and MMA Junkie reporter Farah Hannoun debate these “overreactions” on the following topics in mixed martial arts:

  • [autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Stipe Miocic[/autotag] was a meaningless UFC heavyweight title fight.
  • UFC 309 proved Jon Jones would lose to [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag].
  • Things are about to get ugly between Jon Jones and [autotag]Dana White[/autotag].
  • [autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag] should stop acting so desperate to fight [autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag].
  • [autotag]Bo Nickal[/autotag]’s UFC 309 performance was a huge disappointment.
  • [autotag]Jake Paul [/autotag]vs. [autotag]Mike Tyson[/autotag]: What the hell was that?
  • The UFC totally redeemed itself with the UFC 310/UFC Tampa shakeup.

Watch the full episode in the video above.

Bo Nickal defiantly puts positive spin on ‘overrated’ chants at UFC 309

Bo Nickal is brushing off criticism surrounding his UFC 309 win, especially from “idiot drunk fans.”

[autotag]Bo Nickal[/autotag] is brushing off fan criticism surrounding his UFC 309 win.

Nickal (7-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) remained unbeaten when he outstruck Paul Craig for a unanimous decision win on Saturday’s main card in New York. It was a lackluster performance from the highly touted standout wrestler, who was met with boos and “overrated” chants from the crowd of more than 20,000 fans at Madison Square Garden.

Despite the hostile reaction, Nickal remains pleased with his performance.

“It was funny to hear the chants,” Nickal said on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “It almost just made me laugh, because the crowd and the people that are doing that, I’m looking at – I’ll just explain it this way: When you get disrespected by people that, in my opinion, have no idea what they’re talking about, it’s almost a compliment.

“To feel that from the crowd, it almost just made me laugh, because it’s someone insulting you, who has know idea what’s going on. It’s almost a compliment to me, because I feel like I controlled the fight, I did everything I needed to do, and if I have a bunch of idiot drunk fans that don’t like the way it’s going, I think that’s actually probably a good thing.”

UFC 309 commentary disappoints Nickal

Nickal was, however, disappointed with the broadcast commentary from Jon Anik, Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier during his fight with Craig (17-9-1 MMA, 9-9-1 UFC), specifically pointing out Cormier’s comments.

“When I watched the fight back, something that was a little disappointing was the commentary and just kind of hearing the way that they were looking at the fight,” Nickal said. “It made me feel like they didn’t really know what was going on as much, because anybody that I’ve talked to that are people that I trust, that shoot straight with me, they’re like, ‘Dude, you shut that guy out, domination, it was a flawless victory.’

“To hear things like DC say, ‘Oh, he’s not ready for Khamzat.’ I think he was kind of trying to be respectful but also trying to, like, maybe set me down a peg. It was just weird to hear. But I just feel like the people I know, who are in my corner, who would give me honest feedback, they’re very happy with the victory. I was very happy with the victory. So that’s what I really care about at the end of the day, but it was a little disappointing to hear some of those comments from people that I respect a lot.”

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Dana White had a critical key takeaway from Bo Nickal’s UFC 309 win over Paul Craig

Dana White thinks Bo Nickal needs to slow his roll after UFC 309.

NEW YORK – [autotag]Dana White[/autotag] thinks [autotag]Bo Nickal[/autotag] needs to slow his role after UFC 309.

Nickal (7-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) remained unbeaten when he outstruck Paul Craig (17-9-1 MMA, 9-9-1 UFC) on Saturday’s main card at Madison Square Garden – the first time he goes to the judges’ scorecards.

It was a lackluster fight for the most part, where Nickal landed the better shots than Craig, but didn’t attempt a single takedown.

“Well, you know, we’ve had these discussions with Bo, Bo needs work,” White told MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight at UFC 309. “Bo is an up-and-coming guy. I know he has big aspirations and wants to move faster than he should, but tonight showed that – I mean, he still dominated, he won the whole fight, but he’s got work to do. It’s alright, we’ll move him. When you’re in a position like Bo is, there’s a lot of expectations.”

Prior to UFC 309, Nickal mapped out a plan where he saw himself five fights away from a title shot. Nickal received “overrated” chants from the crowd, but the standout wrestler was unbothered with the reaction. He called his performance “picture-perfect,” and was happy to log in experience of fighting three rounds after finishing his first six professional fights.

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Spinning Back Clique REPLAY: UFC 309 fallout, Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall, Paul-Tyson, more

On the latest episode of “Spinning Back Clique,” the panel discusses Jon Jones’ win over Stipe Miocic at UFC 309, Jake Paul’s victory over Mike Tyson, and more.

Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts.

This week’s panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Mike Bohn and Danny Segura will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate the following topics:

  • [autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag] has made the heavyweight division quite interesting, to say the least. The living legend returned to the cage Saturday, successfully defending his UFC heavyweight title against [autotag]Stipe Miocic[/autotag] in the main event of UFC 309. Now it seems Jones has little to no intention of unifying the belt with interim champion [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag], and is calling for a bout against fellow star and light heavyweight champion [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag]. What happens now? Will Jones give in and fight Aspinall, or will he retire from MMA? We discuss and analyze everything surrounding the UFC 309 main event.
  • Jones wasn’t the only one who made headlines at UFC 309, which also saw [autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag] defeat [autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag] in their highly anticipated rematch; [autotag]Bo Nickal[/autotag] continue his unbeaten run in MMA; [autotag]Mauricio Ruffy[/autotag] follow up on an impressive UFC debut; and much more. We discuss and highlight some of the other key results outside the UFC 309 main event.
  • Netflix debuted its first live sports event with a boxing match between popular influencer [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] and 58-year-old former champion [autotag]Mike Tyson[/autotag]. The event left plenty to discuss – some good, some bad. We react to Paul’s win over Tyson, along with Netflix’s jump into live sports.
  • To close out the show, we review some of the smaller news items outside the two big weekend events, including the booking of [autotag]Shavkat Rakmonov[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ian Machado Garry[/autotag], which serves as the new co-main event of UFC 310; the return of [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag], who fills in for Machado Garry to fight [autotag]Joaquim Buckley[/autotag] in the main event of UFC on ESPN 63 on Dec. 14; and the implementation of the old UFC gloves – sort of.

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Bo Nickal laughs off UFC 309 crowd criticism of ‘picture-perfect’ victory

Was it “boo” or “Bo”? Bo Nickal questions what UFC 309 fans were saying as he defeated Paul Craig.

NEW YORK – “Boo”? How about “Bo”?

[autotag]Bo Nickal[/autotag] said (with a smile) the sound radiated at him by nearly 20,000 fans at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday could be up for interpretation.

“I was pumped,” Nickal told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a post-fight news conference. “They were like, ‘Bo-ooooo.’ How many times does MSG chant your name for that long? So I’m pumped about it. It was great.”

One of the most highly-touted up-and-comers in the UFC, Nickal’s performance was seen by some as underwhelming due to its lack of excitement. Nickal (7-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) and opponent Paul Craig (17-9-1 MMA, 9-9-1 UFC) largely point-fought throughout their lackluster affair that ended in a unanimous decision win for the former.

But for Nickal, he passed the self-assessment. The former Pennsylvania State University wrestling standout was happy to go 15 minutes for the first time as a pro MMA fighter.

“Definitely, it’s way better for me and my development,” Nickal said. “If you look at my cage time and what I had before this, I over-doubled it, for sure. That’s something that for me I’ve really cornered myself with this reputation of a guy who finishes them and destroys them – because that’s when the expectation is set. My expectation is to compete to the best of my ability at 100 percent effort. It’s not anything to do with the result. It doesn’t matter: decisions, submissions, knockouts. I’m definitely not disappointed with this result. I was way more disappointed with my last fight and I subbed the guy. This fight for me was picture-perfect.”

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It’s not all about losses for Nickal. It’s more about the process. Not shooting for a single takedown through three rounds of fighting was a procedural milestone for him.

“Honestly, I don’t think I ever imagined that. But it’s a really cool thing and I think it’s a great testament to my coaches and my team, all of my coaches. … If I didn’t have these people, I just wouldn’t have the skills and the base I do right now, so I’m very fortunate to be around those guys. I think for it’s something I feel a lot of excitement in because it’s not something I saw myself doing previously. Now, I know I can fight that way if I need to.”

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UFC 309 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Jon Jones leads card in potential final bout

Jon Jones’ $42,000 led the Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts for UFC 309 in New York.

NEW YORK – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 309 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $262,500.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC 309 took place at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.

The full UFC 309 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag]: $42,000
[autotag]Stipe Miocic[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag]: $21,000
[autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Viviane Araujo[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Karine Silva[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Bo Nickal[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Paul Craig[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Mauricio Ruffy[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]James Llontop[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jonathan Martinez[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Marcus McGhee[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag]: $21,000
[autotag]Damon Jackson[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]David Onama[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Roberto Romero[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag]: $21,000
[autotag]Jhonata Diniz[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Mickey Gall[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Ramiz Brahimaj[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Bassil Hafez[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Oban Elliott[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Eduarda Moura[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Veronica Hardy[/autotag]: $6,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $7,543,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $30,280,500

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