Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic have finally announced a date and location, but the details of the fight won’t come as a surprise.

All signs pointed to a November showdown between Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) and Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) at Madison Square Garden, and on Saturday, the promotion made it official. The heavyweight title fight will headline UFC 309 on Nov. 16 in New York.

UFC CEO Dana White announced the title fight with Complex on Friday. UFC broadcast partner ESPN also shared the news on Saturday.

Jones and Miocic have been scheduled to face each other for over a year, as the two were scheduled to fight at UFC 295 in November. The bout was canceled after Jones tore his pectoral muscle and required surgery. Miocic, with the support of the UFC, decided to wait for the Jones matchup.

Instead of the undisputed title fight, the UFC booked Tom Aspinall vs. Sergei Pavlovich for an interim title. Aspinall finished Spivac with punches in the first round, and then defended the belt in July against Curtis Blaydes, whom he finished with punches in exactly one minute.

UFC CEO Dana White remained adamant about the simultaneous title fight, sticking with the booking for Jones vs. Miocic despite the inactivity of both fighters.

Jones has not fought since winning the vacant heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane in March 2023. It was his first fight since February 2020. As for Miocic, he has not fought since losing the title to Francis Ngannou in March 2021.

With this addition, the UFC 309 fight card includes:

• Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic – for the heavyweight title
• Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira
• Eryk Anders vs. Chris Weidman
• Viviane Araujo vs Karine Silva
• Nikita Krylov vs. Azamat Murzakanov
• Veronica Hardy vs. Eduarda Moura
• Jonathan Martinez vs. Marcus McGhee
• Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Mickey Gall

For more information on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s UFC 309 event hub.