Jon Jones is making his first fight after a long layoff. Yet, he’ll push his luck at the heavyweight division in the main event of the evening against French tactical expert Ciryl Gane. This is his first-ever outing at 265, while the co-main brings the 125-pound title combat between Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso. Ciryl Gane is fluid in English, so this UFC presser might be entertaining.
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UFC 285 Media Day Highlights
The UFC 285 media day aired on MMAJunkie’s official channel on Wednesday. You can check the most entertaining details on the links below, and NYFights will choose the most interesting moments for you too.
Main And Co-Main Event
Jon Jones was facing multiple doping charges in the past. His UFC 214 win over Daniel Cormier was overturned because his samples were positive for Turinabol, and there was a whole drama following his UFC 232 victory over Alexander Gustaffson. Yet, “Bones” feels cleared of doping history at the moment, and sees Ciryl Gane as “the most incomplete” top heavyweight.
On the other hand, the French 265-er was pretty much respectful on media day. Gane says he expects “beautiful Jon Jones” in his heavyweight debut.
Valentina Shevchenko was pretty much funny. Valentina reminded her opponent Alexa Grasso that she “knows her fears”. The Mexican 125-er says that Valentina Shevchenko is not on a decline despite a close fight versus Taila Santos. Let’s remember, Shevchenko defeated Santos on judges’ scorecards after five rounds of total war in her previous title bout.
The Rest Of The Main Card
Geoff Neal looked angry with the gamblers. Neal plans to “f*ck up your parlay with “easy” Shavkat Rakhmonov. Shavkat Rakhmonov believes he’s two fights away from the title shot if he defeats Neal.
Confident BJJ expert Mateusz Gamrot believes he can “quickly” finish Jalin Turner on short notice. Jalin Turner didn’t talk much about his opponent. Turner believes Drew Dober didn’t replace Dan Hooker because “he doesn’t want these problems”.
Bo Nickal believes the “inevitable” Khamzat Chimaev fight will be the biggest event in UFC history. Jamie Pickett says he didn’t know Bo Nickal before booking, but he’s ready to spoil his UFC debut.
Prelims
Cody Garbrandt believes TJ Dillashaw did “Conor McGregor USADA retirement”. Reminder – TJ was suspended in the past due to breaking of anti-doping policy. Trevin Jones believes Cody Garbrandt is still dangerous despite losing skid.
Derek Brunson hopes to earn “the Michael Bisping shot” to close his career. His opponent Dricus du Plessis wants to be “the greatest middleweight of all times”, and plans to win two titles.
Where To Watch UFC 283 Press Conference?
You can enjoy the UFC 283 press conference on the official channel of the UFC. It will get underway at 8 PM ET on Thursday (2 PM CET).
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