{"id":4622,"date":"2024-09-15T06:45:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T06:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/ufc-309-jon-jones-to-defend-title-against-stipe-miocic-as-michael-chandler-faces-charles-oliveira\/"},"modified":"2024-09-15T06:45:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T06:45:47","slug":"ufc-309-jon-jones-to-defend-title-against-stipe-miocic-as-michael-chandler-faces-charles-oliveira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/ufc-309-jon-jones-to-defend-title-against-stipe-miocic-as-michael-chandler-faces-charles-oliveira\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 309: Jon Jones to defend title against Stipe Miocic as Michael Chandler faces Charles Oliveira"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Jon Jones will defend his heavyweight title against former champion Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 in New York on 16 November.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The American pair were due to fight last November but the fight was cancelled after 37-year-old Jones suffered a pectoral injury in the build-up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Meanwhile, Michael Chandler will face Brazil&#8217;s Charles Oliveira in the co-main event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">American Chandler was set to face Conor McGregor in June, but the fight was called off after the Irishman suffered a toe injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Chandler, 38, said in a post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C_4SlUhPXBi\/?igsh=MXJ4cmoxaDU2M21vNw==\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">on Instagram<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a> he did not want to wait any longer for McGregor&#8217;s return but is open to facing him once he &#8220;gets his house in order&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Former double champion McGregor, 36, has not fought since breaking his leg in a defeat by Dustin Poirier in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The fights were confirmed by the UFC during its broadcast of UFC Noche in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Following the cancellation of Jones and 42-year-old Miocic&#8217;s fight last November, Britain&#8217;s Tom Aspinall stepped in on short notice to knock out Russia&#8217;s Serghei Pavlovich to win the interim heavyweight belt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Aspinall, 31, has repeatedly called for a unification fight with Jones, but the 37-year-old and the UFC have remained intent on rescheduling the bout with former two-time champion Miocic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In July, UFC president Dana White confirmed Aspinall would face the winner of Jones and Miocic, but there is speculation the pair could retire following their fight at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/mixed-martial-arts\/articles\/c5y5kj2zpd8o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Jones will defend his heavyweight title against former champion Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 in New York on 16 November. The American pair were due to fight last November but the fight was cancelled after 37-year-old Jones suffered a pectoral injury in the build-up. 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