UFC 285 Jones v Gane: Time, date and how to watch online and on TV
Former 205-pound champion Jon Jones is ready for his bout against France’s Ciryl Gane. We’ll tell you everything you need to know about their matchup.
When the former 205 pound champion Jon Jones takes on Frenchman Ciryl Gane in UFC 285 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, it will be for all the marbles. The winner will be the undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion.
Gane has won 11 of his 12 professional bouts, and now as interim heavyweight champion he has a tall order to fill. Defeating some big names on his way to this fight, Gane must now repeat the performance against a UFC legend in Jon Jones, who has cleaned up at light-heavy and is looking to become a two-weight world champion.
In the women’s division, Valentina Schevchenko will take on Mexico’s Alexa Grasso for the flyweight title, while the rest of the card features Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov, Mateusz Gamrot vs. Jalin Turner and Bo Nickal vs. Jamie Pickett.
You can watch Jon Jones take on Ciryl Gane live stream on ESPN+
What time does UFC 285 get started?
The UFC 285: Jones vs Gane Early Prelims get underway Saturday, March 4 at:
- 5:30 p.m. ET
- 2:30 p.m. PT
The Prelims get going at:
- 8 p.m. ET
- 5 p.m. PT
The Main Card will air exclusively on ESPN+ at:
- 10 p.m. ET
- 7 p.m. PT
How do I watch UFC 285?
- TV and streaming: ESPN +
You can watch Jon Jones take on Ciryl Gane live stream on ESPN+
Who’s fighting at UFC 285?
Main Card
- Main Event: Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane
- Co-Main: Valentina Shevchenko vs Alexa Grasso
- Geoff Neal vs Shavkat Rakhmonov
- Matesuz Gamrot vs Jalin Turner
- Bo Nickal vs Jamie Pickett
Prelims
- Cody Garbrandt vs Trevin Jones
- Derek Brunson vs Dricus Du Plessis
- Viviane Araújo vs Amanda Ribas
- Julian Marquez vs Marc-Andre Barriault
Early Prelims
- Ian Machado Garry vs Song Kenan
- Mana Martinez vs Cameron Saaiman
- Jessica Penne vs Tabatha Ricci
- Da’Mon Blackshear vs Farid Basharat
- Esteban Ribovics vs Loik Radzhabov
UFC 285 preview
Jon Jones
Jones set the UFC world on fire, going 26-1 as a professional, with his only loss a controversial disqualification in 2009. The 35-year-old former light-heavyweight world champion is back in the octagon after a three-year absence and is stepping up a weight class.
The American thinks that he has spotted holes in Gane’s game that he can exploit. “I respect Ciryl Gane, I really do. I say this humbly, but I study film constantly and I just see a lot of patterns. When he is in one stance, there’s things he really loves to do; he goes to the same well a lot. When he’s in the opposite stance, he has a lot of tendencies.”
Ciryl Gane
Gane is 11-1 as a pro, suffering his only loss at the hands of former team mate Francis Ngannou on points. It was in that display of wrestling that Jones believes that he could see a way to top Gane himself.
In January, Ngannou left the UFC, opening the door for a new heavyweight champion to be crowned. The chain of events was set in motion that has led us inevitably to here, with Gane looking to solidify his hold on the heavyweight division, and Jones trying to make history for himself.