Jon Jones Vs Stipe Miocic Live Updates, UFC 309: Nickal Pips Craig In Middleweight Bout; Donald Trump In Attendance

The unbeaten Bo Nickal, who boasts of a 6-0 record, is facing UFC veteran Paul Craig. The bout is not matching the New York crowd's expectations, as loud boos can be heard from the arena. Nevertheless, Nickal wins it by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) to extend his record to 7-0. And we are now set for the co-main event, starring Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler.

Karine Silva does all the early running in her flyweight clash against Viviane Araujo, landing several jabs in the first round. She continues in the same vein in the second round, but Araujo bounces back strongly in the final round. Sure enough, Araujo wins the bout by unanimous decision, with the judges ruling it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in her favour. That last round swung it in the 37-year-old's favour. Up next, we have the main card middleweight fight between Bo Nickal and Paul Craig.

After the frenzy around Donald Trump, who is joined by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, subsides, we have the first fight of the main card on our hands. The 28-year-old Mauricio Ruffy from Brazil is taking on Peru's James Llontop in the catchweight section. And the Brazilian wins it by unanimous decision. The scores are 29-28, 29-28 and 29-28 again. Up next, we have the women's flyweight fight between Viviane Araujo and Karine Silva.

The final prelim card bout of the event is now done and dusted. Marcus 'The Maniac' McGhee has defeated American compatriot Jonathan Martinez via unanimous decision in the bantamweight category. The scorecards read a uniform 29-28, 29-28, 29-28. And with that, it's time for the main card to get underway, even as United States president-elect Donald Trump makes his way into Madison Square Garden for witnessing the MMA extravaganza.

The next prelim card fight, between American MMA wrestlers Jim Miller and Damon Jackson, ends prematurely as Miller wins by submission in the first round. The 41-year-old adds to his UFC record by securing his 27th win. Up next, we have the bantamweight clash between Jonathan Martinez and Marcus McGhee.

Uganda's David Onama beats Mexican UFC debutant Roberto Romero by unanimous decision in their preliminary card lightweight bout. The scores read 40-37, 40-37 and 40-37. “I knew he was going to bring it and that kid put on a show tonight. But I am very happy. I’m glad I got this fight because at the start of the week I had no opponent. So I want to thank Roberto for that,” the victorious Onama tells Joe Rogan after the fight.

A bloodied Jhonata Diniz is stopped from competing in the third round of his preliminary card heavyweight bout against Marcin Tybura, and the Polish MMA wrestler thus wins the fight. Prelim card action continues as the lightweight bout between David Onama and Roberto Romero is underway.

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the UFC 309 event.