Ciryl Gane took questions from the press and talked about his fight against Jon Jones
LAS VEGAS – Ciryl Gane sat in front of the press at the official UFC 285 media day ahead of him facing Ciryl Gane in the main event. In the video above, the former interim heavyweight champion took questions from the press and talked about his fight against Jon Jones.
UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane takes place Saturday, March 4 in Las Vegas with the main card at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on ESPN+ PPV. The prelims will be seen on ESPN, ESPN NEWS, and ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT with the night’s action starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT with Early Prelims on ESPN+ (English and Spanish) and UFC Fight Pass.
In the main event, #1 ranked heavyweight contender Ciryl Gane (11-1) fighting out of Paris, France will face former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (26-1) fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M. In the co-main event, undisputed UFC flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko (23-3) fighting out of Lima, Peru will face Alexa Grasso (15-3) fighting out of Guadalajara, Mexico.
UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane Fight Card:
Main Card (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET):
- Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane – for the vacant heavyweight title
- Valentina Shevchenko vs Alexa Grasso – for the women’s flyweight title
- Geoff Neal vs Shavkat Rakhmonov
- Jalin Turner vs Mateusz Gamrot
- Bo Nickal vs Jamie Pickett
Preliminary Card #2 (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET):
- Cody Garbrandt vs Trevin Jones
- Derek Brunson vs Dricus Du Plessis
- Viviane Araujo vs Amanda Ribas
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs Julian Marquez
Preliminary Card #1 (ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. ET):
- Ian Garry vs Song Kenan
- Jessica Penne vs Tabatha Ricci
- Mana Martinez vs Cameron Saaiman
- Farid Basharat vs Da’Mon Blackshear
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