UFC 309 LIVE RESULTS: Jon Jones beats Stipe Miocic as Donald Trump poses with belt, Oliveira overcomes Chandler
UFC 309 has come to a close and Jon Jones was the star of the show as he brutally STOPPED Stipe Miocic in the main event.
Jones ended the bout with a crippling spinning back kick to the liver which blew the roof off MSG.
And President-elect of the United States Donald Trump celebrated with Jones by posing with the belt.
Elsehwere, Charles Oliveira beat Michael Chandler by a unanimous decision.
- RESULT: Jon Jones beat Stipe Miocic
Miller time!
Veteran lightweight Jim Miller will look to bounce back from defeat to Bobby Green at UFC 300 in April against Damon Jackson.
Let's see if the fan favourite can get back into the win column in his 45th UFC outing.
Credit: Rex Onama wins
All three judges saw the contest in favour of Ugandan David Onama, scoring the contest 30-27 in his favour.
Credit: Getty Onama vs Romero – Round 3
Romero has slowed down drastically and is no longer bobbing and weaving as much as he did in the early goings of the contest.
Onama is picking his shots from range trying to frustrate the Mexican, who continues to go to the inside low kick well.
Romero partially lands a head kick by Onama and takes it well before pressing him up against the cage and securing a takedown.
Onama, however, is unable to do anything with the position and stands back to his feet before the final horn.
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Onama vs Romero – Round 2
The crowd give the pair a rousing reception before the restart and they soon begin trading heavy leather again.
Onama is getting the better of the exchanges here an doing damage with straight lefts when he switches to southpaw.
Romero, however, continues to come forward and throw heavy shots.
Romero gets grounded and is fending off Onama's attacks from full guard.
The horn goes seconds after they return to their feet.
Credit: Getty Onama vs Romero - Round 1
Both men are feinting early trying to get a read on one another.
Onama is switching stances as he tries to close range. A hard low kick lads for Romero, who doubles up a few seconds later.
He's chopping the lead leg of the Ugandan, who would be wise to start checking some of the kicks.
Romero is throwing with bad intentions, putting everything into these shots.
Romero hurts Onama with a right hand and drops him with a hook a few seconds later.
He jumps on his back but Onama defends the rear-naked choke attempt manages to get back to his feet.
Onama briefly puts Romero in a D'Arce but the Mexican defends the choke well.
Onama comes rip roaring back in the final ten seconds, dropping the Mexican with a stiff straight right before the horn.
Back to the lightweight division we go
We return to the 155lbs division for a showdown between David Onama and Roberto Romero.
This should be a good one, folks.
Credit: Rex It's over! Marcin Tybura wins!
Referee Herb Dean has called off the fight seconds before the restart on the advice of the doctor.
And it's a good call.
Jhonta Diniz didn't know where he was at the end of the round, in which he was brutalised by hellacious elbows.
Diniz may not like it, but that was the right call.
Tybura vs Diniz - Round Two
Tybura seems to have tired himself out in the previous round and is allowing himself to be walked down by Diniz, who is looking to land heavy shots.
He shoots in the face of yet more pressure from the Brazilian and brings the fight down to the canvas
The crowd, however, aren't happy with his lack of trying to pass guard.
And just as I say that, he moves to the mount and lands a nice elbow.
More elbows land for Tybura, who has opened up the Brazilian.
Jhonta is saved by the horn.
Credit: Getty Tybura vs Diniz - Round One
Things have quietened down following a rip-roaring start to the round, in which both men hurt one another.
Tybura is currently in the mount and looking to land ground and pound on Diniz, who is doing a good job stopping the Polish pounder from advancing position.
The round ends with Diniz hugging Tybura to stop him from posturing up and landing strikes.
Heavyweights on deck
We move to the heavyweight division for a showdown between Poland's Marcin Tybura and Brazil's Jhonta Diniz.
Tybura has gone 1-2 in his last three, with one of the defeats coming at the hands of interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.
Credit: Rex Celebration of the night so far
Wales' Oban Elliot well and truly showed out after his KO of Bassil Hafez, channelling his inner Ric Flair with some 'Stylin' and Profilin'.
Check out the full video of his celebration below.
Oban Elliot Celebrates Brutal UFC 309 KORoar of delight
Just look at the look on Ramiz Brahimaj's face after that brutal KO of Mickey Gall.
You can tell it means everything to him to have won at Madison Square Garden.
Credit: Getty Ramiz Brahimaj wins
Ramiz has Brahimaj has just SLEPT Mickey Gall in the first round courtesy of some ground-and-pound after a nasty right hook.
What a finish.
Credit: Getty Gall vs Brahimaj - Round One
Brahimaj is light on his feet and looking to bounce his way into range.
And he eats a hard one-two early doors.
He returns the favour a few seconds later and reddens the face of Gall.
Gall has been working on improving his striking for the last few years and has made improvements.
But just as I say that, he gets dropped by a vicious left hook. It's over!!
More welterweights on deck
We remain in the 170lbs division for a showdown between Mickey Gall and Ramiz Brahimaj.
New Jersey native Gall will be hoping it's second time lucky at MSG as he suffered a dominant defeat to Randy Brown at the venue seven years ago.
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Elliot wins!
Oban Elliot has just knocked out Bassil Hafez in the third round.
The Welshman dropped his man with a missile of a right hand and didn't let up, unleashing a flurry of ground and pound that prompted referee Marc Goddard to call off the contest.
Huge win for Elliot, who is now 3-0 inside the octagon.
Credit: Getty Elliot vs Hafez – Round Two
Elliot continues to operate on the outside and pepper Hafez with kicks to the lead thigh.
He's seemingly hesitant to engage in the pocket with the heavy-handed Hafez.
And who could blame him. But just as I say that, he lands a good check left hook flush on the chin of the advancing Hafez.
Hafez returns the favour with a straight left after a well-timed blitz.
Credit: Getty Elliot vs Hafez - Round One
Elliot opens up with a series of low kicks to the thigh of Hafez, who is swinging heavy early doors.
They clinch and Elliot briefly lands a few knees before creating a separation.
Chants of "Let's go Oban" ring throughout the arena from the travelling Welsh.
Hafez is having a hard time pinning down the so-far elusive Elliot, who is all too happy to pick his shots from the outside.
Hafez finally gets to him with a big left hand and draws a massive reaction from the crowd. But Elliot brushes it well and goes back to work.
Welterweights on deck
We move to the welterweight division for a tasty affair between Brit Oban Elliot and Bassil Hafez.
Elliot has gone a perfect 2-0 inside the octagon in his debut year in the promotion.
Let's see if the Welshman can end the year on a high and go a perfect 3-0.
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Eduarda Moura wins the South American slugfest, defeating Veronica Hardy via unanimous decision.
The judges turned in 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 scorecards of in favour of the Brazilian.
Credit: Getty Moura vs Hardy - Round Three
Husband and cornerman Dan Hardy is screaming at Veronica to be brave with her entrances and to leave it all on the line.
But she's all too content to strike from a distance.
This approach isn't going to win her the fight. She needs to get busy and not be pressed back against the cage.
The judges are only gonna see this one way if it continues like this.
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Moura vs Hardy - Round Two
Moura is aggressive again after the restart and eventually gets the fight back down to the canvas.
Hardy, however, does well to get back to her feet but has yet to shake Moura off her.
Moura is truly suffocating Hardy here with her top pressure here.
The horn goes. I have the Brazilian winning 20-19 going into the third.
Hardy vs Moura - Round One
Hardy is fighting well on the back foot and looking to counter-strike the aggressive Brazilian.
Moura is trying to land repeated power shots bit isn't setting them up with anything.
She has, however, already bloodied the nose of Hardy.
Moura secures a big takedown with seconds of the round remaining after catching a body kick.
Flyweight fisticuffs
Kicking things off tonight is a women's flyweight showdown between Veronica Hardy and Eduarda Moura.
Both of these women are incredibly game. This should be a good one, folks.
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The card, of course, will be headlined by Jon Jones' maiden defence of the heavyweight title against former champion Stipe Miocic.
And in the co-main event of the evening, Michael Chandler will return from a two-year lay-off to take on fan favourite Charles Oliveira.
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