| UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 4, 2023 (2023-03-04) | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | 19,471[1] | |||
| Total gate | $12,154,753.10.[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 4, 2023, atT-Mobile Arena inParadise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas metropolitan area, United States.[2]
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AUFC Heavyweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former two-timeUFC Light Heavyweight ChampionJon Jones and former interim championCiryl Gane headlined the event.[3] Former championFrancis Ngannou was stripped of the title on January 14 and released from the promotion due to a contract dispute.[4][5]Sergei Pavlovich served as backup and potential replacement for this fight.[6]
AUFC Women's Flyweight Championship bout between current championValentina Shevchenko andAlexa Grasso served as the event's co-main event.[7]
A women's strawweight bout between formerUFC Women's Strawweight Championship challenger and inauguralInvicta FC Atomweight ChampionJessica Penne andTabatha Ricci took place at the event.[8] They were previously scheduled to meet atUFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan but the bout was scrapped as Penne withdrew due to illness.[9]
A welterweight bout betweenGeoff Neal andShavkat Rakhmonov took place at this event.[10] They were previously expected to meet atUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov but Neal withdrew due to injury.[11] At the weigh-ins, Neal weighed in at 175 pounds, four pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Neal was fined 30% of his purse, which went to Rakhmonov.[12]
A middleweight bout between promotional newcomerBo Nickal andJamie Pickett took place at this event.[13] They were previously expected to meet atUFC 282 but Nickal withdrew due to injury.[14]
A bantamweight bout between formerUFC Bantamweight ChampionCody Garbrandt andJulio Arce was expected to take place at the event.[15] However, Arce withdrew in late January due to a knee injury and was replaced byTrevin Jones.[16][17]
A lightweight bout betweenJalin Turner andDan Hooker was scheduled for the event.[18] However, Hooker was forced to withdraw from the event citing a hand injury.[19] He was replaced by formerKSW Featherweight andLightweight ChampionMateusz Gamrot.[20]
A lightweight bout between Kamuela Kirk and Esteban Ribovics was scheduled for the event.[21] However, Kirk withdrew from the event for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Loik Radzhabov.[22]
Also at the weigh-ins, Leomana Martinez weighed in at 137 pounds, one pound over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight with Martinez being fined 30% of his purse, which went to his opponentCameron Saaiman.[12]
Road House, a remake of the 1989film of the same name, had some of its scenes filmed during fight week, featuring actorJake Gyllenhaal and UFC veteranJay Hieron. It included a weigh-in scene and an actual fight sequence that was shot after the last bout of the early preliminary card, including UFC cage announcerBruce Buffer and MMA referee Chris Tognoni.[23][24]
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Jon Jones | def. | Ciryl Gane | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:04 | [a] |
| Women's Flyweight | Alexa Grasso | def. | Valentina Shevchenko (c) | Submission (face crank) | 4 | 4:34 | [b] |
| Catchweight (175 lb) | Shavkat Rakhmonov | def. | Geoff Neal | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:17 | |
| Lightweight | Mateusz Gamrot | def. | Jalin Turner | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Bo Nickal | def. | Jamie Pickett | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 2:54 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPNews / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Cody Garbrandt | def. | Trevin Jones | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Dricus du Plessis | def. | Derek Brunson | TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | 4:59 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Amanda Ribas | def. | Viviane Araújo | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Marc-André Barriault | def. | Julian Marquez | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:12 | |
| Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Ian Machado Garry | def. | Song Kenan | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:22 | |
| Catchweight (137 lb) | Cameron Saaiman | def. | Leomana Martinez | Decision (majority) (29–26, 28–27, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Women's Strawweight | Tabatha Ricci | def. | Jessica Penne | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 2:14 | |
| Bantamweight | Farid Basharat | def. | Da'Mon Blackshear | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Loik Radzhabov | def. | Esteban Ribovics | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[26]
This event won the Fans ChoiceUFC Honors 2023 Event of the Year.[27]
