Jon Jones

Jon Jones vs. Ciryl GaneWelcome! Follow all the UFC 285 action right here on the MARCA English LIVE commentary. Gane, 32, was the interim champ for a.

His last fight, against Dominick Reyes in February 2020, went the distance. Jones will only add to his incredible legacy if he manages to secure the victory. Another high-profile contest will be between Bo Nickal and Jamie Pickett, which will kick off the main card. Jones, however has stated that he can still do everything he did before, but with more power. Gane, 32, was the interim champ for a short while when injury prevented Ngannou from defending his title. Whoever wins the main event of

Jon Jones faces Ciryl Gane in the main event Saturday night, highlighting a card that also features Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso.

1 hour ago Former Penn State wrestler Bo Nickal (4-0) [won his UFC debut](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/03/04/ufc-285-results/#link-ZHMJYDZYSVBLDOJROLGZYS6O2Y), submitting Jamie Pickett (13-9) in the first round of a middleweight bout that opened the main card. Eastern and can be viewed on ESPN Plus (Pay-Per-View).

The recently retired NFL quarterback congratulated “Bones” on his return to action ahead of his fight against Gane. “Hey Jon, I wanted to say welcome back to ...

Jon Jones returns after a three-year layoff to face Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight championship on Saturday at UFC 285.

Jon Jones ended a three-year sabbatical from the UFC, moved up to its highest weight class and emphatically won the heavyweight belt on Saturday night.

“I had to show up and get him down to the ground,” Jones said. Then Grasso, 29, put Shevchenko in a position where she was forced to tap out. Middleweight Bo Nickal, 27, won his UFC debut, submitting Jamie Pickett, 34 by arm triangle at 2:54 of the first round. I’m been faithful to my goal, faithful to my mission.” His last fight was 8 February 2020, a unanimous decision over Dominick Reyes. The former light heavyweight champion is regarded as UFC’s greatest fighter.

American returns to octagon in sensational style, submitting his opponent after two minutes at UFC 285.

One thing I know about the UFC is they give the fans the fights they want to see. I've been wrestling since I was 12 years old and I feel stronger than more comfortable than ever, especially on the ground." But I've been faithful to the goal, faithful to the mission."

Drake is no stranger to betting on the UFC and he placed a six-figure sum on UFC legend Jones to beat Gane in their vacant heavyweight title fight in Las ...

[lost $400,000](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/jake-paul-tommy-fury-drake-29318572) last weekend when he backed YouTuber-turned-boxer [Jake Paul](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/jake-paul) to beat [Love Island](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/love-island) star [Tommy Fury](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/tommy-fury) in their grudge fight. The Liverpool duo [were then gifted luxury Rolex watches by Drake](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/mma/drake-paddy-pimblett-ufc-news-27638557) after winning him a $3.6m payday. [Israel Adesanya to beat Jared Cannonier](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/mma/drake-israel-adesanya-ufc-fight-27383637) in their middleweight title clash last at UFC 276. I'm going to train my ass off and I'm going to beat his ass." Drake first gained attention for UFC bets when he predicted [Jorge Masvidal would beat Colby Covington](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/mma/drake-covington-masvidal-ufc-bet-26397197) in their grudge fight last March. Jones, 35, was making heavyweight debut against Gane in the main event of UFC 285 in Las Vegas with the division’s undisputed title on the line.

Jon Jones underlined his status as the greatest MMA fighter in history by slicing through Ciryl Gane like a hot knife through butter at UFC 285.

But Jones bunched up his man and wrapped his long arms around the neck in a guillotine. I've been faithful to the goal and the mission. Or it could simply be that Jones is on another level. Perhaps Gane had unwisely riled Jones up and from there, Jones landed a couple of leg kicks before attempting his first takedown. 'Ohh yeah baby, you all want to see me beat up Stipe? A lot of people thought I wouldn't come back, I read that all the time.

Jones returns to the octagon this weekend at UFC 285 when he faces Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight title - after Francis Ngannou vacated the belt - and Brady ...

In other words: NFL fans will go an entire season without Brady in 2023 for the first time this millennium. Those seven titles are the most of any player in league history. 'I love what I saw [of his figure],' he said after the weigh-in. It's great to see the GOAT doing what he does best and doing what he's meant to do. 'I wanted to look him right in the eyes and see what he was made of. 'Dana [White] knows how to put on a great show as always and I wouldn't miss this one for the world. What he does wrong what he does right are glaring. I thought seven titles was a lot, you doubled it man,' Brady said in the video shared by UFC. Tom Brady backs Jon Jones and jokes the MMA star has doubled his seven Super Bowl wins ahead of Bones's return at UFC 285 against Ciryl Gane... He last fought in February 2020 against Dominick Reyes, winning by unanimous decision at UFC 247. Since then, 'Bones' took some time away from the sport as he admitted he lacked motivation when going up against 'lesser opposition'. and NFL legend reveals he will be in attendance

Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady sent Jon Jones a cheerful message prior to UFC 285 on Saturday, calling him the "GOAT" and congratulating him for what he's ...

A decisive win victory over Gane would only help to Dana [White] knows how to put on a great show as always, and I wouldn't miss this one for the world. "And I know tonight's not going to be easy. "Hey John, I wanted to say welcome back to the main stage," Brady said in a message posted to Instagram. "It's great to see the GOAT doing what he does best and doing what he's meant to do. Brady, 45, also confirmed he will be present at T-Mobile Arena to witness Jones' return.

Jon Jones triumphed in his return to the Octagon, submitting Ciryl Gane via guillotine choke in the first round to capture the vacant heavyweight title ...

The New York native, who lives and trains in Albuquerque, New Mexico, recorded a win over [Dominick Reyes](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4233039/dominick-reyes) in his last fight in defense of the 205-pound title. The only other loss of his MMA career came in a unanimous decision defeat to Ngannou for the UFC heavyweight title in January 2022 at UFC 270. He relinquished the light heavyweight belt in August 2020, prepping for a move up to heavyweight. [Ciryl Gane](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4426000/ciryl-gane) with a guillotine choke at 2 minutes, 4 seconds of the first round Saturday night in the main event of UFC 285 at T-Mobile Arena. That's what I want -- I want you real bad." "One thing I know about the UFC is we give the fans what they want to see. He was already regarded as the greatest MMA fighter -- this victory left zero debate. ... Once I got my hands on him, I knew that's where I'm most comfortable and I can take control." I've been faithful to the mission. Frankly, Jones made the whole thing look easy. After a move up in weight and three years away, absolutely nothing has changed. I've been faithful to my goal.

A dream match between Jones and Miocic is being targeted after Jones defeated Ciryl Gane at UFC 285.

"Good for him," Miocic told UFC broadcaster Megan Olivia backstage. "The one thing I know about the UFC is we give the fans what they want to see. Miocic was the first to reignite interest in a potential dream match between him and Jones, often considered the greatest heavyweight and light heavyweight fighters in UFC history, respectively. That's what I was told." [told reporters](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41hCQZAgVa0&ab_channel=UFC-UltimateFightingChampionship) during the UFC 285 post-fight press conference. Stipe Miocic is in the works following UFC 285 on Saturday.

After a three-year hiatus, Jon Jones returned to the Octagon after moving up to the heavyweight class; he beat Ciryl Gane in the first round thanks to a ...

"This one is so painful," Gane said. I am not only going to beat Stipe Miocic, I am going to finish Stipe Miocic! I am going to give it everything I have got. Some of my best performances are going to be coming in the next few years." I am happy we got to see what we saw tonight. He has fought all the best competition.

Jon Jones made it look easy in his UFC comeback fight and heavyweight debut.'Bones' is the new heavyweight champion of the world after quickly tap.

You know, a lot of people thought I was never coming back but I’ve been faithful to my goal and mission.” Jones added: “Y’all want to see me beat up Stipe? I’ve been working on this for a long time.

American rapper Drake has won $1.7 million after placing a $500,000 bet on Jon Jones to defeat Ciryl Gane in the UFC heavyweight championship title.

Jones had not fought for more than three years since vacating his title at light-heavyweight to bulk up and have a go in the division above - which he has ...

Jones then knocked out Cormier in their rematch in 2017 but subsequently tested positive for Turinabol, an anabolic steroid, and the fight was overturned to a no contest. In March 2016, Jones was taken to Albuquerque jail after violating his probation due to being given five tickets for drag racing. Dana White reveals he wanted to charter a PRIVATE JET for Jon Jones to make sure the troubled star gets home 'safe and sound'... Two years later, Jones was fined $50,000 and given 40 hours community service for brawling with Daniel Cormier at the press conference for UFC 178 [Jones underlined his status as one of the all-time greats after picking up a submission victory](/sport/mma/article-11822393/Jon-Jones-DESTROYS-Ciryl-Gane-incredible-ease-claim-vacant-heavyweight-title-UFC-285.html), just two minutes and four seconds into the first round in Las Vegas. But when quizzed on whether White was right to be concerned, Jones said in his post-fight conference: 'Absolutely not.

Jones tapped out Ciryl Gane in minutes to win the UFC heavyweight title and was challenged to a push-up competition by an MMA fighter with no legs just ...

Clark has previously outlined his intentions of signing with the UFC to fight internet celebrity Hasbulla, who was born with Growth Hormone Deficiency. Clark is a former college wrestling standout who was born with no legs due to a rare birth disorder called caudal regression syndrome. Jones then shook hands with Clark before heading back to his locker room to change into a fancy suit for his post-fight press conference.

Should Jones emerge from his heavyweight debut victorious via submission Drake's estimated payout is stated as $1700000, while a knockout win could see him ...

The rapper posted a £3,000,000 jackpot after backing Scouse pair Molly McCann and Paddy Pimblett to emerge victorious at UFC London last year. The Canadian rapper has developed a reputation for his backing fighters that go on to lose In a post to his 132million followers on Instagram, the God's Plan hitmaker shared a pair of screenshots showing that he has placed a quarter of a million dollars on two seperate bets; one for Jones to win by submission and one for him to win by KO.

There was a weird moment before Jon Jones' dominant victory over Ciryl Gane, as officials stopped from entering the octagon.

There was a bizarre moment before the fight as Jones was stopped from entering the octagon by officials due to taping on his toes - which he had due to a 2013 injury he still has pain from They insisted that the tape had to be cut open so that his toes weren't binded together, in a moment that fans claimed lasted longer than the fight itself. Jon Jones was BLOCKED from entering octagon in bizarre moment right before his UFC 285 win, with officials insisting American had to cut open tape on his toes - and fans claim the incident lasted longer than the fight itself!

Jones returned after a three-year layoff to win the UFC heavyweight title and Ngannou responded to his fight by declaring himself the "heavyweight king"

I mean that with all due respect, my whole world is going to be focused on him, This is the biggest opportunity of my life to be the heavyweight goat and I'm going to give it everything I've got. The new champion sent a warning to Miocic in his post-fight interview by advising the former champion to ditch his second job as a firefighter and focus entirely on preparing to fight him. Ngannou revealed that he turned down a $8million offer to remain with the UFC and fight Jones as he wasn't happy with other terms of his deal. I believe that I'll go into my next fight with an even higher level of confidence, I believe that I will look even better and have even higher endurance than I did today." Sincerely, the heavyweight king." 'Bones' is now one of the few two-weight champions in UFC history and the consensus greatest fighter of all-time already has his next challenger lined up, as he will face former champion Miocic later this year.

Jon Jones just surpassed Georges St.Pierre, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Anderson Silva as the greatest MMA fighter of all time.

His opponent Ciryl Gane was already in the Octagon when Jones finally made his walk to "The champ is here." "Not only is he the greatest light heavyweight ever, but he's also looking like the greatest heavyweight ever, too," said Dana White, praising Jones as the MMA GOAT, to Insider and other reporters at a post-event press conference. At UFC 285, in the final fight of a 14-bout card in Las Vegas, Jones weighed 43 pounds heavier than he did in his prior division and was tasked with competing against one of Such was his pedigree and accomplishments at 205 pounds, Jones quickly became one of the common names in the greatest fighters of all time conversation. One thing he was happy to talk about was the time he's spent fine-tuning his physique so that when he made his heavyweight debut, he'd be as dominant as he was when he was slaying the biggest names at light heavyweight during a nine-year reign as champion. - It was his first fight in three years, and he claimed the heavyweight title without breaking a sweat.

Jon Jones won the UFC heavyweight title in some style on Saturday, defeating France's Ciryl Gane with a first-round submission following a three-year ...

“My whole world is going to be focused on him,” Jones said. Some of my best performances are going to be coming in the next few years.” “This is the biggest opportunity in my life to beat the heavyweight GOAT and I’m going to give it everything I’ve got.”

Drake won £1.41 million betting on Jon Jones to win at UFC 285.'Bones' quickly submitted Ciryl Gane to become the UFC heavyweight champion at the.

The rap star bet £207,730 ($250,000) on the former two-time light-heavyweight champion to win by knockout and £207,730 ($250,000) for him to win by submission. [UFC 285](https://talksport.com/sport/mma/1351747/jon-jones-taps-ciryl-gane-heavyweight-champion-ufc-285/), Drake took to social media to reveal he had placed two big bets on Jones to finish Gane who went the distance with Francis Ngannou in the only loss he’d previously suffered. [quickly submitted Ciryl Gane](https://talksport.com/sport/mma/1351747/jon-jones-taps-ciryl-gane-heavyweight-champhttps://talksport.com/sport/mma/1351747/jon-jones-taps-ciryl-gane-heavyweight-champion-ufc-285/ion-ufc-285/) to become the UFC heavyweight champion at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night following a three-year hiatus from MMA.

Jon "Bones" Jones (27-1-0, 1 NC) is the new UFC heavyweight undisputed champion of the world following a first-round victory over Ciryl "Bon Gamin" Gane ...

[co-main event](https://www.marca.com/en/ufc/2023/03/05/64040ac4e2704e6e7a8b45aa.html). [UFC](https://www.marca.com/en/ufc.html?intcmp=MENUPROD&s_kw=en-ufc) heavyweight undisputed champion of the world following a first-round victory over Ciryl "Bon Gamin" Gane (11-2-0) Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in the main event of [UFC 258](https://www.marca.com/en/ufc/2023/03/05/6403c4095aeb5200269bd023-directo.html). [Jon Jones leaves door open for potential fight against Brock Lesnar](https://www.marca.com/en/ufc/2023/03/04/6402a480e2704e17818b45c9.html) [UFC 285: Tom Brady sends Jon Jones a message from one 'GOAT' to another](https://www.marca.com/en/ufc/2023/03/05/6403d22ce2704efe468b45b2.html) Jon "Bones" Jones (27-1-0, 1 NC) is the new

Despite Jon Jones now holding the belt, Francis Ngannou still considers himself the UFC 'heavyweight king'.Jones became UFC heavyweight champion on Sa.

Francis doesn’t want the fight and I can’t make him fight.” “We all want to see a fight, but the guys got to want the fight. With that being said, the fight that fans really want to see is against former heavyweight champion, Ngannou.

Jon Jones is the new UFC heavyweight champion—and very possibly the greatest MMA fighter of all time. The GOAT debate is, by nature, totally subjective.

Stipe fight would still be a letdown compared to a Jones vs. Barring a miracle, Ngannou will not be returning to the UFC. A Jones vs. Jones (27-1-1) first got his hands on UFC gold in March 2011 when he claimed the light heavyweight title with a stoppage win over Brazilian legend Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. Not only that, but Gane is in the prime of his fighting career and very recently held the UFC interim heavyweight title. The Jones vs.

After three years off, Jones won the Ultimate Fighting Championship's heavyweight title. But it was against Ciryl Gane, not Francis Ngannou, ...

He said he would like to arrange a boxing fight with Tyson Fury, the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, or the former champion Deontay Wilder, and explore M.M.A. He took Gane down early in the first round Saturday and pinned him against the fence. He said that while the two shared different perspectives, he respected his approach. offered him a deal that made him feel “immediately respected.” Richard Schaefer, Jones’s representative, said in a January broadcast interview that Jones’s restructured contract most likely made him the He developed new hobbies, such as dog training and flying drones, and said in an interview last week that he felt he was in a “better place.” “You have to give them a firm no and be decisive in what you want in order for the system to know that maybe something is getting done in the wrong way.” On Saturday, in a news conference, he repeated that he would not try to sign Ngannou again and said that Jones would next face Miocic. suspended him in 2015 and stripped him of his title after the authorities charged him with felony hit-and-run offenses in New Mexico. He pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and was sentenced to up to 18 months of probation. As Jones celebrated in the octagon, falling to his knees and praying while his family and coaches surrounded him, Ngannou wrote a congratulatory message, with a hint of sarcasm, to Jones on Twitter. 285 on Saturday night: He was the reigning heavyweight champion when he and the U.F.C. The U.F.C.