Jon Jones will be returning to the octagon this weekend after a hiatus of nearly three years. 'Bones' will go up against Ciryl Gane for the vacant UFC heavyweight championship.
The highly anticipated UFC 285 event is set to go down on March 4, 2023 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fans who want to see Jones' debut in the heavyweight division live from the arena can head over to TickeSmarter.com and book their tickets. The prices of the available seating options range from $286-$6,354.
Jon Jones was last seen inside the octagon in 2020 against Dominick Reyes, where he successfully defended his UFC light-heavyweight championship. Since then, 'Bones' has been working on his move to the heavyweight division and the time has come.
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The man to welcome Jon Jones into the heavyweight division, Ciryl Gane is considered to be the best heavyweight on the current UFC roster. Having fallen short on his previous shot at UFC gold against former champion Francis Ngannou, Gane will look to do everything in his power to cement himself as the heavyweight kingpin.
UFC 285 Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane: Full fight card
UFC 285 has a lot of great fights on the card apart from the main event between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane. In the co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko will put her UFC flyweight championship on the line against Alexa Grasso.
'Bullet' has been undefeated since 2018 when she moved back to the flyweight division. Since becoming the flyweight champion, she has defended her title seven times in impressive fashion.
On the flipside, Alexa Grasso is also riding high on spirits with her four-fight undefeated streak and looks ready to bring on a fight with Shevchenko.
Also on the main-card, Geoff Neal will take on Shavkat Rakhmonov in a welterweight bout, UFC lightweight Mateusz Gamrot will go up against Jalin Turner, and Bo Nickal will fight Jamie Pickett in a highly anticipated middleweight matchup.
Furthermore, the following fights will take place on the preliminary card of the event:
Cody Garbrandt vs. Trevin Jones
Derek Brunson vs. Dricus Du Plessis
Viviane Araujo vs. Amanda Ribas
Julian Marquez vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
Ian Machado Garry vs. Kenan Song
Mana Martinez vs. Cameron Saaiman
Jessica Penne vs. Tabatha Ricci
Farid Basharat vs. Da’Mon Blackshear
Loik Radzhabov vs. Estaban Ribovics