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Dricus Du Plessis has questioned the authenticity of the former African UFC champions. Du Plessis looks to make it seven-straight consecutive wins this weekend at UFC 285 in Las Vegas. The South African native has the opportunity to leap closer to middleweight gold when he takes on the No.5 ranked Derek Brunson. Just last year,

Last night (Sat., March 4, 2023), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) remained in Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC 285. Will there be a bigger main event in 2023 than Ciryl Gane vs. Jon Jones? It doesn’t feel particularly likely — “Bones” Heavyweight debut has been discussed for a decade … and it finally happened (watch highlights).

Valentina Shevchenko wants an immediate rematch with Alexa Grasso Valentina Shevchenko‘s historic reign atop the women’s flyweight division ended on Saturday in the UFC 285 co-main event when she was submitted by Alexa Grasso. During her octagon interview with Joe Rogan, Shevchenko called for an immediate rematch. “Definitely an immediate rematch because I know I

8:03 PM ET LAS VEGAS – It’s time for the long-awaited return of Jon Jones. After more than three years away from the Octagon, the former light heavyweight champion will come back Saturday and face Ciryl Gane for the vacant UFC heavyweight title. The fight will headline UFC 285 at T-Mobile Arena. On Friday, the

A delay in the UFC 285 prelims set the stage for Jake Gyllenhaal to appear and make his Octagon debut in impressive fashion. The celebrated actor previously surprised fans by showing up at the UFC 285 weigh ins to face off with former UFC fighter Jay Hieron. The 42-year-old has the leading role in the

Former UFC middleweight contender David Branch has retired from MMA. The 41-year-old had two stints in the Dana White-led promotion. He first fought in the UFC from 2010 to 2011, going 2-2 in that stretch. While he did score two unanimous decision wins in the promotion, it was bookended by stoppage defeats to Rousimar Palhares

Ian Garry pushed his UFC record to 4-0 with a late TKO stoppage over Song Kenan earlier tonight (Sat., Mar. 4, 2023) at UFC 285 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, but the Irish prospect had to recover from a brutal knockdown along the way. LIVE! Watch UFC 285

UFC 285 Live Results: Jones vs. Gane UFC 285 results begin at 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT on Saturday, March 4, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Click on the fight below in the UFC 285 Live results section for live stats or jump down to the

10:38 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The most successful heavyweight fighter in UFC history will be waiting in the wings for the winner of this weekend’s title bout. Stipe Miocic, the former two-time UFC heavyweight champion, will get the next heavyweight title shot, UFC president Dana White told reporters Friday. Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane

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Bo Nickal and Jon Jones decided to have a little wrestling session at the UFC Performance Institute this week. The two superstars are slated to compete on UFC 285 this Saturday. In the main event, ‘Bones’ will face Ciryl Gane in his first fight in over three years. Furthermore, it’ll also be Jones’ first fight

Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane LIVE results and play-by-play updates stream: Follow along below as “Bones” makes his long-awaited return to competition atop the UFC 285 pay-per-view (PPV) card. Jones and Gane are battling for the vacant heavyweight strap, abandoned by former champion Francis Ngannou when “The Predator” failed to come to terms on a

Stipe Miocic promised winner of Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane will fight for the vacant heavyweight championship in the UFC 285 main event, and the winner will take on former two-title titleholder Stipe Miocic. Talking with former octagon foe Daniel Cormier, Miocic revealed that the fight promotion has offered him

2:01 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Jon Jones spent more than two years packing on the pounds, prepping for his move up to heavyweight. The result: The former longtime UFC light heavyweight champion actually weighed more than his opponent Friday morning. Jones hit the scale at 248 pounds, which is 43 more pounds than he

The pre-fight buildup is over and Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane are just hours away from squaring off for the heavyweight title at UFC 285. Jones and Gane will face off for the vacant heavyweight title at UFC 285. Jones will make his heavyweight debut after a three-year absence, and Gane is looking to defeat

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker was surprised to see Darren Till‘s recent release. ‘The Gorilla’ has been out of action since his clash with Dricus du Plessis last December. On that night at UFC 282, Till came up short by submission. However, he did take home ‘Fight of the Night’ honors following the defeat.

With the early (and official) UFC 285 weigh ins already in the books (full results and video here), the promotion will send all 28 fighters to the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the fan-friendly ceremonial festivities, streaming LIVE at 7 p.m. ET in the embedded video above. UFC 285 will be headlined by the vacant

UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane Ceremonial Weigh-in Video The UFC 285 fighters officially weighed in on Friday morning, but the ceremonial weigh-in is just about the fans in attendance in Las Vegas for the fights. UFC 285 takes place on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas headlined by the biggest return in MMA history.