SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani just revealed his UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane best bets and props for Saturday's fight in Las Vegas.
Araujo (11-4) is a versatile fighter who has four submissions and three knockouts on her resume. He's also backing a fighter who "is an absolute technician" to emerge with a dominant victory. We'll share one of Vithlani's UFC 285 selections here: He is backing Amanda Ribas (-120) to get her hand raised against Viviane Araujo (+100) in a matchup of women's flyweight contenders on the preliminary card. Vithlani also has strong picks for Jones vs. In his last UFC appearance, Ngannou overcame an early two-round deficit and used his wrestling to earn a decision win over Gane (11-1), handing the French fighter his first professional defeat. "The real advantage in this fight is Ribas' grappling. But the 29-year-old Brazilian has dropped two of her past three and is hoping to bounce back from a split-decision defeat to Katlyn Chookagian last May. In the co-main event, women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko (-600) makes her eighth title defense when she meets Alexa Grasso (+450). Coincidentally, Gane has often been compared to Jones because of his athleticism, versatility and mastery of multiple disciplines. The 35-year-old New York native announced he was vacating the light heavyweight division to focus on a move to heavyweight with the goal of becoming a two-division champion. Others in the conversation include former welterweight champion Georges St.-Pierre and former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who retired with an undefeated record in 2020. He also trains amateur boxers and speaks regularly with MMA fighters to understand the sport's nuances.
How will Jon Jones fare in his heavyweight debut? Will Ciryl Gane be the first fighter to beat him? Will Valentina Shevchenko make it eight straight against ...
[Da’mon Blackshear](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5489/da-mon-blackshear) [Loik Radzhabov](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4985/loik-radzhabov) def. [Esteban Ribovics](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6060/esteban-ribovics) [Jessica Penne](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1716/jessica-penne) [Farid Basharat](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6006/farid-basharat) def. [Leomana Martinez](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3561/leomana-martinez) [Tabatha Ricci](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5680/tabatha-ricci) def. [Viviane Araujo](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4965/viviane-araujo) (12) [Julian Marquez](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3594/julian-marquez) def. [Song Kenan](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4293/song-kenan) [Cameron Saaiman](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6074/cameron-saaiman) def. [Cody Garbrandt](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3121/cody-garbrandt) [Dricus Du Plessis](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5478/dricus-du-plessis) (12) def. [Marc-Andre Barriault](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4846/marc-andre-barriault) [Ian Machado Garry](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5801/ian-machado-garry) def. [Trevin Jones](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5422/trevin-jones) def. [ESPN+](http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?sharedid=MMAFighting) at 5:30 p.m. ET and is available exclusively on [ESPN+](http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?sharedid=MMAFighting) pay-per-view. Will the opportunity to become a two-division champion invigorate him or were his more recent struggles indicative of how Jones will perform Saturday night (and possibly for the remainder of his career)?
His opponent is Trevin Jones, whose own journey in the division has led him to some of the toughest unranked fighters in the UFC. Garbrandt has superb boxing ...
She hasn't finished any of her wins since her UFC debut and as the talent gets better those opportunities to grind out wins become less frequent. I predict that Marquez will use his superior wrestling to take Barriault down, and overwhelm him on the ground to secure a submission victory. Dricus Du Plessis is the latest prospect to stand up to Brunson. Jones is also in the midst of a losing streak. Jones' striking is his best asset and it can act as his get out of jail card. Garbrandt has superb boxing and his knockout of Raphael Assuncao would not have looked out of place on a Top Rank or PBC main card.
Considered by many as the greatest MMA fighter in history, Jon Jones will return to the Octagon on Saturday for the first time in three years; albeit with a ...
“That took me a while to get used to. “I feel awesome,” he told reporters on Thursday, saying he hoped to make the fight look easy. “I feel great. I’m not super lean, I don’t have a mean six-pack like I used to. “It feels amazing. “I developed a whole lot of belly and a whole lot of a**,” Jones told BT Sport, adding that he’s enjoyed being able to eat more in the buildup to the fight.
'Bones' looks to pick up the heavyweight title after Francis Ngannou vacated the belt when his UFC contract expired.
His biggest fight purse so far was $580,000 (£484K) against Cormier in 2017, where the fight was deemed a no contest after Jones tested positive for Turinabol, a steroid. This is huge in comparison to his previous fight, where he earned just $6,000 (£5K) against Tai Tuivasa. When Jones signed up for this massive bout, it was an eight fight contract that made him the highest paid heavyweight athlete. Since then, he has won 17 fights in a row, if you discount the no contest decision against Daniel Cormier six years ago. It was a hugely controversial decision, where a lot of fans thought Reyes came away the better fighter. It is now three years since Jones last fought, where he defeated Dominick Reyes at UFC 247.
Mark Hunt unloaded on Jon Jones and UFC heading into Saturday's UFC 285 PPV event in Las Vegas.
ET on [ESPN+](http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?subId2=%5B%5Dsb%5Bp%5D23384255%5Bt%5Dw%5Br%5Dmmamania.com%5Bd%5DD&sharedid=MMAMania) PPV. [here](https://www.mmamania.com/ufc-285-results-live-stream-fight-card-start-time-date-location-odds-highlights-who-won-jones-gane-espn-ppv). ET, then the remaining undercard on ESPN/ [ESPN+](http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?subId2=%5B%5Dsb%5Bp%5D23384255%5Bt%5Dw%5Br%5Dmmamania.com%5Bd%5DD&sharedid=MMAMania) at 8 p.m. In the lawsuit, Hunt claimed that UFC allowed Lesnar to fight at UFC 200 despite testing positive for banned substances before and also after the event. [MMAmania.com](http://mmamania.com/) will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 285 fight card right [here](https://www.sbnation.com/e/23380552), starting with the early [ESPN+](http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?subId2=%5B%5Dsb%5Bp%5D23384255%5Bt%5Dw%5Br%5Dmmamania.com%5Bd%5DD&sharedid=MMAMania) “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. Hunt tried to expose that this week and put UFC’s feet to the fire as well. Luckily, Hunt doesn’t run UFC and isn’t in control of who fights. For the updated and finalized UFC 285 fight card and PPV lineup click [here](https://www.mmamania.com/2023/1/16/23557323/latest-ufc-285-fight-card-ppv-lineup-jones-vs-gane-march-4-las-vegas-espn-mma). Despite his past issues outside of the cage Jones remains the greatest fighter in the history of the sport in the eyes of most fight fans. “Super Samoan” filed a Remember, Jones has tested positive for a few banned substances over the years and doesn’t have a perfect track record to fall back on. [ESPN+](http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?subId2=%5B%5Dsb%5Bp%5D23186850%5Bt%5Dw%5Br%5Dmmamania.com/pages%5Bd%5DD&sharedid=MMAMania) PPV from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Hunt has taken to social media to launch a long verbal attack on “Bones” and the promotion as a whole.
Jones hasn't fought in over three years but makes his return tonight as he faces Gane for the UFC heavyweight title whilst a women's flyweight title fight ...
Everybody knows that Jon Jones it the greatest of all-time, so that's why I respect him and his career. Gane: "Everybody knows the wrestling game of Jon Jones so I am very focused on that. He does have the striking down, I don't think defensively he is a very strong kickboxer. Farid Basharat vs. Cody Garbrandt vs. Ring walks for the title clash between Jones and Gane in the main event of UFC 285 are expected to take place at around 5am UK time, with the fight getting underway shortly after that. Jamie Pickett vs. You can also watch the fights via the BT Sport app, which is available to download on mobile, tablet, select streaming devices, games consoles, and smart TVs. Jon Jones vs. Valentina Shevchenko vs. Gane has previously held the interim belt at the weight class but lost out on the chance to win the undisputed belt when he was beaten by Here’s all you need to know about tonight’s blockbuster card…
The popular "Embedded" series is back behind the scenes at UFC 285, including weigh-ins and faceoffs before the event in Las Vegas.
5: Behind the scenes with two intense title fight faceoffs](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/03/ufc-285-embedded-preview-video-5-jon-jones-ciryl-gane-shevchenko-grasso-faceoffs-behind-scenes) And in the co-headliner, women’s flyweight champ [Valentina Shevchenko](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/valentina-shevchenko) (23-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) goes for her eighth consecutive title defense when she meets [Alexa Grasso](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/alexa-grasso) (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), who seeks to become the first Mexican woman to win a UFC belt. 4: Jon Jones gets a trim that would make his brothers proud](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/03/ufc-285-embedded-preview-video-4-jon-jones-ciryl-gane-shevchenko-grasso) [UFC 285 ‘Embedded,’ No. 3: ‘Let the mental warfare begin’ as Jon Jones arrives in Las Vegas](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/03/ufc-285-embedded-no-3-jon-jones-arrives-las-vegas-mental-warfare-begins) [UFC 285 ‘Embedded,’ No. Jon Jones gets a visit from ultra-endurance athlete and retired Navy Seal, David Goggins. The sixth episode of “Embedded” follows the featured fighters while they get ready for fight week.