After more than three years away from the octagon, Jon Jones finally returns to the UFC when he takes on Ciryl Gane for the vacant UFC heavyweight title.
Francis Ngannou was stripped of his title by the UFC following a contract dispute and now Gane will get another shot at the belt after being beaten by Ngannou last year.
This venture into the heavyweight division has been a long time coming for Jones who has been teasing this move ever since he vacated the UFC light heavyweight title in May 2020.
Here's everything you need to know about Jones vs. Gane.
When is Jones vs. Gane? Date, start time
- Date: Saturday, March 4
- Main card: 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. GMT
- Main event cagewalks (approx): 1 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. GMT
The main card is set to get underway at 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. GMT with the main event cagewalks scheduled for 1 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. GMT. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
What channel/stream is Jones vs. Gane?
Fans in the U.S. can purchase the event on ESPN+ PPV (click here for more information), while BT Sport will broadcast UFC 285 in the UK. If you reside in Germany, Austria or Italy, you can watch the event on DAZN.
Where is the Jones vs. Gane fight?
The fight takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Jon Jones record and bio
- Nationality: American
- Age: 35
- Height: 6' 4"
- Reach: 84.5"
- Total Fights: 27
- Record: 26-1-0
Ciryl Gane record and bio
- Nationality: French
- Age: 32
- Height: 6' 4"
- Reach: 81"
- Total Fights: 12
- Record: 11-1-0
Jones vs. Gane fight card
Main Card
- Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane; For the vacant UFC heavyweight championship
- Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso; For Shevchenko's UFC women's flyweight championship
- Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov; Welterweight
- Mateusz Gamrot vs. Jalin Turner; Lightweight
- Bo Nickal vs. Jamie Pickett; Middleweight
Prelims
- Cody Garbrandt vs. Trevin Jones; Bantamweight
- Derek Brunson vs. Dricus du Plessis; Middleweight
- Viviane Araujo vs. Amanda Ribas; Women's flyweight
- Julian Marquez vs. Marc-Andre Barriault; Middleweight
Early prelims
- Ian Garry vs. Song Kenan; Welterweight
- Cameron Saaiman vs. Leomana Martinez; Bantamweight
- Jessica Penne vs. Tabatha Ricci; Women's strawweight
- Da'Mon Blackshear vs. Farid Basharat; Bantamweight