Light heavyweight: Anthony Smith vs. Dominick Reyes Welterweight: Randy Brown vs. Bryan Battle Lightweight: Clay Guida vs. Chase Hooper Heavyweight: Talisson Teixeira vs. Lukasz Brzeski Flyweight: Cody Durden vs. Joshua Van Welterweight: Michael Chiesa vs. Max Griffin

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones loves 12-6 elbows, despite the technique being the reason he has a loss on his professional record. The 12-6 elbow will be fair game as New York has adopted the new MMA Unified Rules,

Ohio's Miocic holds the record for the most successful title defences at heavyweight, while Jones is defending the belt he won in 2023. The fight was originally scheduled to happen in November 2023, but an injury to Jones and the subsequent withdrawal of Miocic saw Tom Aspinall step in to become interim champion.