LAS VEGAS – UFC 285 received a major boost on Saturday when UFC President Dana White announced Jon Jones will fight Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight title on March 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Jones (26-1) will make his first appearance since February 2020 when he defeated Dominick Reyes to defend his light heavyweight championship. He then vacated the title in hopes of getting a shot at the heavyweight belt.
White said he offered former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou the richest heavyweight deal in UFC history to fight Jones, but he turned it down. So White turned to Gane (11-1).
“Many, including myself, believe[Jones is]the greatest of all time,” White said. “Jon Jones was ready, willing and able to fight anyone. He didn’t care who it was.”
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