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Jon Jones returns at UFC 285, meets Ciryl Gane for vacant heavyweight title on March 4.

Francis Ngannou Jon Jones Ciryl Gane UFC 285Former two-time undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones is officially set for his first Octagon walk in over three years, with the Rochester native slated to headline UFC 285 on March 4. in an undisputed title fight against former interim champion, Ciryl Gane. Jones, a former two-time undisputed light heavyweight champion under the banner […]

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Former two-time undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones is officially set for his first Octagon walk in over three years, with the Rochester native slated to headline UFC 285 on March 4. in an undisputed title fight against former interim champion, Ciryl Gane.

Jones, a former two-time undisputed light heavyweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has yet to feature since February 2020, where he successfully defended his championship in a close, unanimous decision win over Dominick Reyes. Jon Jones would vacate his championship in August of that year.

For Gane, the French heavyweight headlined UFC Fight Night Paris back in July against Tai Tuivasa, securing a third round TKO victory in the Fight of the Night. Gane had previously attempted to unify the heavyweight titles against Francis Ngannou back in January of last year, suffering his first professional loss in mixed martial arts.

Dana White confirms Jon Jones’ return against Ciryl Gane

UFC president, Dana White confirmed Jones would be fighting Gane for the vacant heavyweight title, with Cameroon native, Francis Ngannou officially vacating his championship amid his contract dispute with the organization.

The UFC officially confirmed the pairing of Jones and Gane during their broadcast for UFC Vegas 67 tonight from the UFC Apex facility. 

Jones, recongised as arguably the greatest mixed martial arts fighter in the history of the UFC, enjoyed a run of three successful championship defenses since regaining the title with a 2018 rematch win over Alexander Gustaffson. Defeating the trio of Anthony Smith, Thiago Santos, and Reyes, Jon Jones would then tease a move to the heavyweight division.

For MMA Factory trainee and Fernand Lopez student, Gane, the French heavyweight managed to clinch the interim heavyweight title in a dominant knockout win over Derrick Lewis back in August of 2021. 

Jones currently boasts a 26-1(1) professional record, with victories over the likes of Shogun Rua, Rampage Jackson, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans, Vitor Belfort, Chael Sonnen, Glover Teixeira, and Daniel Cormier littered through his résumé.

For Gane, the 32-year-old sits at 11-1 professionally, with wins in the UFC over Junior dos Santos, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, and Alexander Volkov marked to go with wins over the above-mentioned, Lewis, and Tuivasa.

Jon Jones Confirms UFC 285 Heavyweight Title Fight Against Ciryl Gane on March 4

The long-awaited heavyweight debut of UFC star Jon Jones appears to be on the horizon, and it will be for a title. Jones confirmed to MMA content creator…

The long-awaited heavyweight debut of UFC star Jon Jones appears to be on the horizon, and it will be for a title. Jones confirmed to MMA content creator…

Ex-UFC champion Jon Jones appears to indicate Ciryl Gane heavyweight title fight is in the works

Jon Jones UFC 285 Ciryl GaneFormer two-time undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones appears to have indicated he is set for his first Octagon appearance in over three years, claiming he is preparing to fight former interim heavyweight champion, Ciryl Gane in his heavyweight division debut. Jones, a former two-time undisputed light heavyweight champion, has yet to feature since […]

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Former two-time undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones appears to have indicated he is set for his first Octagon appearance in over three years, claiming he is preparing to fight former interim heavyweight champion, Ciryl Gane in his heavyweight division debut.

Jones, a former two-time undisputed light heavyweight champion, has yet to feature since February 2020 under the banner of the UFC, where he successfully defended his 205lbs title in a close, unanimous decision win over Dominick Reyes.

The Rochester native would then officially vacate his light heavyweight title in August of that year, ahead of expected move to the heavyweight division, however, has yet to make good on a return to the sport or a long-awaited heavyweight move in the three years since.

Speculation is rife regarding a Jon Jones x Ciryl Gane title fight in March

Ahead of UFC Vegas 67 tonight, speculation began to mount across social media regarding Jones’ return, with a graphic appearing on the T-Mobile Arena screens in Las Vegas, Nevada – advertising a heavyweight title fight for UFC 285 on March 4. – featuring both Jones and the aforenoted, Gane.

However, the above-mentioned graphic has since been pulled, with reports claiming the graphic was mistakenly shown. 

Addressing his expected Octagon return in the first quarter of this year, Jones, who has spent time training with former UFC bantamweight and flyweight champion, Henry Cejudo in Arizona, claimed he would be fighting France native, Gane in his heavyweight debut in the coming months.

“Day one of our four,” Jon Jones told Michael Wonsover about his training sessions with Henry Cejudo. “Just a few weeks out from my first heavyweight championship [fight] against Ciryl Gane, so, yeah – three more days.”

“… I’d love to have Henry (Cejudo) coaching me for this Ciryl Gane fight,” Jon Jones continued. “Hopefully our schedules can align and we can get on the same page and he could be one of my corners [cornermen].” 

Ending his second tenure as light heavyweight in the midst of a three-fight winning run, Jones successfully defended his undisputed crown against the trio of Anthony Smith, promotional alum, Thiago Santos, and the previously mentioned, Reyes.

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Ciryl Gane impressively impersonates Nick and Nate Diaz, nails it

ciryl ganeFormer interim UFC heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane is no stranger to making headlines, and he continues to do so with his recent impression of the Diaz brothers. Both Nick and Nate Diaz have very similar mannerisms to one another, and Gane was spot on with his impression of them: His posture and stance is perfect, […]

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Former interim UFC heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane is no stranger to making headlines, and he continues to do so with his recent impression of the Diaz brothers.

Both Nick and Nate Diaz have very similar mannerisms to one another, and Gane was spot on with his impression of them:

His posture and stance is perfect, the way he’s puffing out his lips, the way he’s posing for a staredown and the way he’s holding his fists, the double middle fingers, the steps he takes as he’s walking away, the fist pound in his opposite hand, Gane perfectly impersonated them.

Ciryl Gane is looking to return to the octagon in March, and is currently targeting a showdown with former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

The UFC has been trying to book Jones against current heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, and has been attempting to book that fight for nearly a year. Jones has been teasing a move to heavyweight since 2013, including ever since he vacated the light-heavyweight title in February of 2020 following his controversial win over Dominick Reyes.

Many fans are skeptical of whether or not Jones will even return, not to mention, Ngannou is technically a free agent right now that hasn’t been happy with his contract since winning the UFC belt in March of 2021.

Gane was handily picking Ngannou apart in their champion versus champion clash back in January of 2021, winning the first two rounds of their encounter. However, a wrestling-heavy attack from Ngannou in rounds three, four, and five won him the fight.

Ngannou hasn’t fought since then, while Gane has since KO’d top contender Tai Tuivasa in his UFC Paris homecoming; Tuivasa was on a five-fight knockout streak coming in.

Who would you like to see Ciryl Gane face next?

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