Daniel Cormier is ready to name the UFC 309 major occasion the place two of his biggest rivals meet with the heavyweight title on the road.
Jon Jones returns to motion to face Stipe Miocic in a long-awaited showdown between two all-time greats to cap off the occasion from Madison Sq. Backyard in New York. The combat was initially scheduled for November 2023 however Jones suffered a torn pectoral muscle that delayed the combat for a yr.
Whereas Cormier isn’t any stranger to calling fights involving a few of his former opponents, Saturday’s major occasion is especially attention-grabbing contemplating Jones and Miocic have been arguably the hardest challenges he confronted throughout his Corridor of Fame profession. He confronted them a mixed 5 instances throughout his profession so Cormier definitely is aware of Jones and Miocic higher than most.
Cormier is joined on the published by play-by-plan man Jon Anik and comic/podcaster Joe Rogan because the three-man sales space calling UFC 309.
Megan Olivi is ready to function the in-arena reporter for the occasion with Din Thomas offering evaluation all through the occasion.
UFC officers confirmed the published staff to MMA Combating on Tuesday. MMA Junkie was the primary to interrupt the information.
UFC 309 additionally incorporates a five-round co-main occasion when former light-weight champion Charles Oliveira takes on Michael Chandler in a rematch. Of their earlier encounter, Oliviera survived a close to end within the opening spherical after which put Chandler away within the second spherical to say the vacant 155-pound title.
Now they meet once more simply over three years later with the winner virtually definitely leaping proper again into title competition within the light-weight division.
The UFC 309 pay-per-view major card kicks off at 10 p.m. ET with the prelims set to start at 6 p.m. ET with 13 complete fights scheduled from New York.
