The information leaked even before the official announcement by Dana White, the president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, with the premature display on the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas of the fight between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane.
The French mixed martial arts fighter will indeed challenge the American Jon Jones, 35 and legend of the discipline, for the conquest of the UFC world heavyweight champion belt, on March 4 in Las Vegas.
per Ciryl Game's brother per @LaSueur_off
🚨 JON JONES COMEBACK IS HERE
JON JONES VS CYRIL GANE
UFC 285 |
Vegas |
March 4 pic.twitter.com/vHli7s0kvi
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) January 14, 2023
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"Hi guys, this is Ciryl Gane aka 'Good Kid'.
See you in March in Vegas, I'm so excited for the gold, for the title!
I'm eager to !
Gane, 32, said in a video posted on the UFC's Twitter account.
Beaten in January 2022 by the Cameroonian Francis Ngannou, Gane is thus offered a new chance to win the world title.
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