Fans have a laugh at Chael Sonnen's delayed announcement of Jon Jones' opponent

Jon Jones will make his much-anticipated return to the octagon in 2023. The former light heavyweight champion will make his debut at heavyweight against No.1-ranked contender Ciryl Gane.News of Jones' return broke through a billboard leak and was later confirmed by Dana White in the aftermath of UFC Vegas 67. Former UFC middleweight challenger Chael Sonnen was late to the party as he tweeted an entire day later about the heavyweight title matchup.He tweeted:&quot;Cyril Gane has been announced as Jon Jones opponent.&quot;Chael Sonnen@ChaelSonnenCyril Gane has been announced as Jon Jones opponent.177723Cyril Gane has been announced as Jon Jones opponent.Fans replied to his delayed tweet with a host of reactions. One fan questioned:&quot;you on mars chael&quot;Ditterbitter@DitterBitter@ChaelSonnen you on mars chael61@ChaelSonnen you on mars chaelOthers resorted to satire as they trolled Sonnen's speed of reporting:&quot;You are the first to inform me of this, thank you Chael&quot;Russi@RussiBeats@ChaelSonnen You are the first to inform me of this, thank you Chael2@ChaelSonnen You are the first to inform me of this, thank you Chael&quot;Thanks for your timely reporting Chael [hands folded emoji]&quot;Chris Ferguson@CFerg_mma@ChaelSonnen Thanks for your timely reporting Chael 326@ChaelSonnen Thanks for your timely reporting Chael 🙏&quot;Speed inside and outside the octagon is unmatched that's why you're the goat&quot;MS10 🐝🇲🇦@MouadS10@ChaelSonnen Speed inside and outside the octagon is unmatchedthat's why you're the goat4@ChaelSonnen Speed inside and outside the octagon is unmatchedthat's why you're the goatBryan Schecter@BryanSo63005140@ChaelSonnen Can always count on uncle chael for fast and timely news lol88@ChaelSonnen Can always count on uncle chael for fast and timely news lolnugg3tmac@nugg3tmac@ChaelSonnen Thanks chael I had no idea. That’s why you’re the . Never lost a round!272@ChaelSonnen Thanks chael I had no idea. That’s why you’re the 🐐. Never lost a round!Others speculated whether Chael Sonnen will continue such coverage in the future:&quot;Will you be tweeting the fight by fight highlights the Monday after? [rolling on the floor laughing emojis]&quot;Steve Podsedly@StevePodsedly@ChaelSonnen Will you be tweeting the fight by fight highlights the Monday after? 🤣🤣🤣76@ChaelSonnen Will you be tweeting the fight by fight highlights the Monday after? 🤣🤣🤣&quot;Next he's going to tell us about how GSP beat Bisping&quot;Mitchjar@mitchjar_@ChaelSonnen Next he's going to tell us about how GSP beat Bisping23@ChaelSonnen Next he's going to tell us about how GSP beat Bisping&quot;Chael 'Internet Explorer' Sonnen ladies and gentleman&quot;Ralph Drinkwater@doonobroon@ChaelSonnen Chael “Internet Explorer” Sonnen ladies and gentleman185@ChaelSonnen Chael “Internet Explorer” Sonnen ladies and gentlemanCiryl Gane reacts to his fight against &quot;GOAT&quot; Jon JonesCiryl Gane will compete in his third title match in the UFC against Jon Jones and will look to make it count this time around. The French fighter spoke after UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov and reacted to his upcoming fight.He praised Jones highly and termed it a dream to face off against him. Gane also spoke about his own relative inexperience in the sport:&quot;I'm really young in the MMA. Everybody know I started a few years ago and before that I was really not in the MMA. And yes, when I started to watch this, of course Jon Jones was one of my favorite fighters because - I'm really fan of every sports in the MMA, and when you look at a guy like Jones, well-rounded like this, you really appreciate.&quot;He ended by calling Jon Jones the greatest fighter of all time:&quot;And he's the GOAT. He's the GOAT, look his career. I’m a young fighter and I think it’s a dream of every young fighter [to] fight against a GOAT. This is really crazy for me.&quot;Check out Gane's comments below:MMAFighting.com@MMAFightingCiryl Gane admits Jon Jones was one of his favorite fighters when he first started watching MMA.&quot;I’m a young fighter and I think it’s a dream of every young fighter [to] fight against a GOAT. This is really crazy for me.”Full scrum youtu.be/L_I6a9PhLmc47345Ciryl Gane admits Jon Jones was one of his favorite fighters when he first started watching MMA.&quot;I’m a young fighter and I think it’s a dream of every young fighter [to] fight against a GOAT. This is really crazy for me.”Full scrum ▶️ youtu.be/L_I6a9PhLmc https://t.co/Yw3xKUWhKmCheck out his full comments in the press conference below:

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