Alexa Grasso shocked the world on Saturday night by dethroning long-reigning women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko. While Grasso started the fight off strong in the first round, Shevchenko managed to regain her composure and take the second and third rounds on the judges’ scorecards. She looked like she was winning the fourth round too …
1:22 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi UFC 285 delivered. From the dominant return of Jon Jones to the shocking upset victory for Alexa Grasso, the fight night in Las Vegas was electric Saturday. The
Jon Jones is making his debut at heavyweight and has not fought in three years, so there is some uncertainty as to how he will look given the long layoff and new division. At Jones’ peak, he was a matchup nightmare because he was elite at both fighting at range and fighting inside. Jones’ long
UFC 285 Highlights Video: Valentina Shevchenko vs Alexa Grasso Watch the UFC 285 highlights video and recap from Saturday’s UFC 285 main event between Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso. UFC 285 took place on Saturday, March 4, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. [embedded content] UFC 285 Highlights Video: Jon Jones vs Cyril
(ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Ciryl Gane after UFC 285 loss?) Jon Jones completed arguably the sternest goal he’s ever set for himself Saturday when he claimed the vacant heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane in the UFC 285 headliner. After years of toying with the idea changing divisions, Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1
Ciryl Gane stretches his jet lag away. Jon Jones trains for deep waters and recounts his previous wins. Both former champions have their sights set on heavyweight gold. UFC 285 is on Saturday, March 4. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service
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Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane had their first UFC 285 faceoff at the pre-fight press conference for ahead of Saturday’s vacant heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas. Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-285 Be sure to subscribe to receive updates when we post new content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxQfUu6vIJGZDODSwhr0m9w?sub_confirmation=1 Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY
UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has hostile intentions for his possible first title defense against Stipe Miocic. Jones defeated Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight title on Saturday at UFC 285. He returns from a three-year hiatus and didn’t show any ring rust in a quick submission victory. After dominantly dismantling Gane, Jones has his
The polished Jon Jones was back after his quick conquest of the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 285. He expressed gratitude for his accomplishment in beating Ciryl Gane, thanked his team, and compared himself to a lion with the heart to overcome adversity. Then the other Jones – one perhaps best captured by his “hot
[embedded content] LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Bo Nickal denies low blowing his opponent. Nickal was successful in his highly anticipated Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut last night (Sat., March 4, 2023) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, when he submitted Jamie Pickett in the first round. (Watch highlights!) The former three-time NCAA Division I
2:42 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN It was inevitable that Jon Jones would end up as the heavyweight champion of the world. When Jones choked out Ciryl Gane in just 2 minutes and 4 seconds on Saturday in Las Vegas to capture the vacant UFC belt, it fulfilled a prophecy — right? Long ago, a foreshadowing
In the third, Radzhabov opened up with more power shots, and while Ribovics was able to weather the shots, he continued to get taken down. Even when he had Radzhabov hurt late in the third, Ribovics was unable to capitalize, with the fighter from Tajikistan finding ways to clinch, scramble, and salt away the victory.
Valentina Shevchenko wants an immediate rematch with Alexa Grasso Valentina Shevchenko‘s historic reign atop the women’s flyweight division ended on Saturday in the UFC 285 co-main event when she was submitted by Alexa Grasso. During her octagon interview with Joe Rogan, Shevchenko called for an immediate rematch. “Definitely an immediate rematch because I know I
LAS VEGAS – Jon Jones sits atop the heavyweight throne in the UFC, and his next test might be the most prolific of his career. Following UFC 285 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, UFC president Dana White said Jones will face all-time heavyweight great Stipe Miocic in his first title defense as heavyweight champion. Moving
UFC 285 was an early contender for the most stacked UFC card of the year, and it delivered an entertaining night of action all throughout the event. The UFC brass had plenty of options to choose from for 50K bonuses, but only a few fighters walked away from the event with some extra cash. #UFC285
Irish up-and-comer Ian Garry had a rough start against Song Kenan, but he showed impressive resilience before turning things around for a third-round stoppage. Garry blasted Kenan with a hard combination of punches with short time in UFC 285’s final prelim, leaving the Chinese fighter’s eye a mess as ref Marc Goddard stepped in at