UFC 285 – Jon Jones vs Cyril Gane: Fight Card, Odds, Start Time, Date, Venue, Rumors, Complete Guide

By Waseem Akram On Mar 5, 2023

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One of the biggest PPV events of the year is upon us. UFC 285 is set to go down on Saturday night in Las Vegas with the long-awaited return of Jon Jones topping the bill. Jones will make his debut in the heavyweight division when he takes on former opponent Cyril Gane in the main event.

Jones is arguably the greatest fighter to ever step into the Octagon with a very deep resume. He defeated a who’s who of legends in his pair of lightweight title runs before vacating the belt in February 2020 with hopes of moving up. It took him more than three years to make that happen as he battled with UFC management over his pay and preparing his body for the bulk of his move up to heavyweight.

Meanwhile, Gane represents the new wave of MMA as he quickly makes his way up the heavyweight ladder to challenge Ngannou for the title in January 2022. He lost by decision, but a kick it back with a hit of Tai Tuivasa late last year. Gane has a diverse skill set with almost equal styles of victory in takedown, submission and decision.

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Below is the full fight card for UFC 285 along with the latest odds from Caesars Sportsbook. CBS Sports will be with you throughout fight night with live coverage of UFC 285, including play-by-play analysis and one-off recaps of the biggest moments of the inside the T-Mobile Arena.

UFC 285 fight card, odds

Jon Jones -190 vs. Ciryl Gane +160, empty void contest
Alexa Grasso def. Valentina Shevchenko (c) via fourth round appeal (bareback choke)
Shavkat Rakhmonov of charge. Geoff Neill via third-round appeal (bare-back choke)
Matuesz Gamrot def. Jalin Turner via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Bo Nickal def. Jamie Pickett via first round submission (head and arm choke)
Cody Garbrandt def. Trevin Jones via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Dricus du Plessis def. Derek Brunson via second round TKO (points)
Amanda Ribas def. Viviane Araujo via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-27)
Marc-Andre Barriault def. Julian Marquez via second round TKO (punches)
John Garry def. Kenan Song via third-round TKO (punches)
Cameron Saiman def. Mana Martinez via majority decision (29-26, 29-27, 28-28)
Tabatha Ricci def. Jessica Penne via second round submission (armbar)
Farid Basharat def. Da’mon Blackshear via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Loik Radzhabov defended. Esteban Ribovics via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Information about UFC 285

Date: March 4th
Location: T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas
Start time: 10pm ET (Main Card)
How to watch: ESPN+ PPV

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