Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane

[Fundamentals Of]

It puzzled me why Jon Jones will return to the cage in a heavier division. Why doesn't he come back in the division where he always has been, with a weight that he's always been comfortable with. He's been inactive for a few years. The light heavy weight division is not anymore the same when he left. He should go up only after he dominated the division once more, only after he defeated the new fighters there like Ankalaev or Prochazka or Błachowicz. And he'll probably start to get the feel of the cage once again because of his inactivity.

[Darker45]

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Everyone is really going to have to watch this fight, as you have said, he has been out for many years and this is going to be his comeback fight. Many of us here hates Jon Jones, but his body of work during his prime at LHW can't be denied as he clean up that division.

And so to enhance his legacy he has to take this fight and move to HW.  And I think he is more capable to make a statement win in his comeback against Gane here.

I don't hate Jon Jones, at least not as a fighter inside the octagon. Sure, he's gotten into controversies. He even had his second victory over Cormier overturned for testing positive of illegal substance, but I appreciate Jones inside the octagon. He's got a lot to offer. He's an amazing fighter. He's a skillful warrior. He's actually undefeated if we don't include his disqualification against Matt Hamill. That's the reason why I like him.

I just hope he will turn up on fight night in the best of shape. If he is, I think he will defeat Gane. This is a challenge of course considering his long inactivity and Sonnen's observation that he's possibly recovering from an injury.

[MiliMil]

It puzzled me why Jon Jones will return to the cage in a heavier division. Why doesn't he come back in the division where he always has been, with a weight that he's always been comfortable with. He's been inactive for a few years. The light heavy weight division is not anymore the same when he left. He should go up only after he dominated the division once more, only after he defeated the new fighters there like Ankalaev or Prochazka or Błachowicz. And he'll probably start to get the feel of the cage once again because of his inactivity.

I don't think there is anyone in the LHW division who can challenge Jones. He gets my respect for moving up to heavyweight and taking a HUGE risk. My only concern is he has bulked up too much to a point that it doesn't look natural.

[NAPK1NS_RA3]

Another useless post by OP. The guy bets on favs and thinks he knows sports 

LMAO

[MiliMil]

There is no longer any debate.

Jon Jones is without doubt the GOAT.

He made that look easy.

I hope you guys took my prediction and put some money on Jones by submission.

Wow.

[Kemarit]

There is no longer any debate.

Jon Jones is without doubt the GOAT.

He made that look easy.

Wow.

Yeah as what the majority expected, Jones will be this one, but I will say that no one thought it will be just that easy, taking down Gane and choking him to submission.

No damage at all to Jones, except the obvious kick on the nuts.

But other than that, he is definitely back and again as I have said, cemented his legacy as the GOAT.

[MiliMil]

Yeah as what the majority expected, Jones will be this one, but I will say that no one thought it will be just that easy, taking down Gane and choking him to submission.

No damage at all to Jones, except the obvious kick on the nuts.

But other than that, he is definitely back and again as I have said, cemented his legacy as the GOAT.

The fact that he was inactive for over 3 years, moved up to heavyweight and destroyed the number 1 contender in 2 minutes is absolutely crazy. He has nothing left to prove.

[seoincorporation]

Jones was an easy win I didn't think the fight would be that fast but form 3 years without fighting to instants champ', that's the way that Jones enjoys rolling... and it was a predictable outcome, I mean we are talking about heavy weights, and those fights can end fast with a single punch.

SO, it's nice to have Jones back on the stage, it means some easy money fights are about to come. Let's just follow his events and he will print.

[coin-investor]

We are a few days out from UFC 285 and the main event is Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane.

I think Jon Jones is going to win this fight comfortably and is a deserved favourite going in.

Although Jones is 18kg (almost 40 pounds) lighter, he has a much longer reach advantage.

I have watched a lot of Ciryl and to be honest I wasn't very impressed. He struggled against Ngannou and was dropped by Tuivasa.

I think Jon Jones makes a statement and may even submit Gane.

I'm curious on what everybody else thinks.

Please post your predictions below.

I'm surprised by your prediction Jnes makes a statement by submitting Ciryl Gane, it is one of the easiest fights I've seen in the heavyweight division, Jones did not even get a sweat, and Gane did not even offer resistance, not the kind of fight I want to see on Gane, it did not live up to my expectation and I guess all the fans, I'm sure Jones has a huge advantage but I don't think he can win this fight so easily.
I love to see UFC make an offer to Ngannou for a one-time fight because Ngannou is the lineal champion.

[Road21Bitcoin]

Congratulations to Jon Jones, the New Undisputable UFC Heavyweight Champion! He made it look easy to submit Cryril Gane in the first round. I want to see two or three title defense before retiring or a match with Stipe Miocic.

Jon Jones career highlights:

Youngest UFC Champion
Most UFC Title Fight Wins (15)
Light Heavy Weight Champion
Heavy Weight Champion
Broke the Drake Curse 

No doubt he's the greatest MMA fighter of all time.

[Jating]

We are a few days out from UFC 285 and the main event is Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane.

I think Jon Jones is going to win this fight comfortably and is a deserved favourite going in.

Although Jones is 18kg (almost 40 pounds) lighter, he has a much longer reach advantage.

I have watched a lot of Ciryl and to be honest I wasn't very impressed. He struggled against Ngannou and was dropped by Tuivasa.

I think Jon Jones makes a statement and may even submit Gane.

I'm curious on what everybody else thinks.

Please post your predictions below.

I'm surprised by your prediction Jnes makes a statement by submitting Ciryl Gane, it is one of the easiest fights I've seen in the heavyweight division, Jones did not even get a sweat, and Gane did not even offer resistance, not the kind of fight I want to see on Gane, it did not live up to my expectation and I guess all the fans, I'm sure Jones has a huge advantage but I don't think he can win this fight so easily.
I love to see UFC make an offer to Ngannou for a one-time fight because Ngannou is the lineal champion.

At first though it looks like the choke is not that deep, but replay shows otherwise, you can look at Gane's face and you can clearly see he is on pain with Jones putting him to sleep.

And the way he take him down, his just like the LHW version, very agile and yet can take anyone if he wanted to just like that.

I do agree, end for discussion as who is the best in this generation.

[robelneo]

At first though it looks like the choke is not that deep, but replay shows otherwise, you can look at Gane's face and you can clearly see he is on pain with Jones putting him to sleep.

And the way he take him down, his just like the LHW version, very agile and yet can take anyone if he wanted to just like that.

I do agree, end for discussion as who is the best in this generation.

Gane's grappling did not improve since his fight against Ngannou, from their weigh-in and Face-off before the fight and even in interviews Gane is intimidated by Jones's presence, and if you're intimidated you cannot deliver your best moves, its an easy win for Jones and from there he establishes himself as one of the greatest in the UFC.
Dana White is now arranging the Jones - Miocic fight

[Jones] is definitely fighting Stipe," White told reporters during the UFC 285 post-fight press conference. "He wants the Stipe fight, so we'll make the Stipe fight."

Jon Jones next fight: Stipe Miocic up next for new heavyweight champion, according to Dana White

[Westinhome]

Jones was GOAT of the boxing and on the top list of KO many of the players.Now he started to target the heavy weight boxing,most of the old people get away from the league.But Jones want to defend his top position at his 35 also.As we know most of the sports players will start to retire above 30 years.This is because of the loss of his stamina after the age of 30.Even in cricket people use to settle down in 32-35.But Jones spirit at the age of 35 was high motivation to the youngsters to the boxing.Physical health is important for boxing,we still think Jones had a good fitness to K.O many players.

[Yogee]

I hope you guys took my prediction and put some money on Jones by submission.

Yes this was the logical choice after I saw the official weigh in. The size difference between the two wasn't as big as I had anticipated. Gane's size would have given him that significant edge in heavy striking but I didn't see that.

Good choice on Jones utilizing his well-rounded game.

[molsewid]

Jones was GOAT of the boxing and on the top list of KO many of the players.Now he started to target the heavy weight boxing,most of the old people get away from the league.But Jones want to defend his top position at his 35 also.As we know most of the sports players will start to retire above 30 years.This is because of the loss of his stamina after the age of 30.Even in cricket people use to settle down in 32-35.But Jones spirit at the age of 35 was high motivation to the youngsters to the boxing.Physical health is important for boxing,we still think Jones had a good fitness to K.O many players.

I think think that even though he reach that age there will be a change of course but then if he really wants to win he will never stop trained himself so that even though he will about to face younger people he still have those agility, stamina, endurance etc. There are many people who still play even though they are older maybe even they reach 40s they still have those power within them

[Baofeng]

I hope you guys took my prediction and put some money on Jones by submission.

Yes this was the logical choice after I saw the official weigh in. The size difference between the two wasn't as big as I had anticipated. Gane's size would have given him that significant edge in heavy striking but I didn't see that.

Good choice on Jones utilizing his well-rounded game.

Yes, the experience of Jones really showed in this fight, better ring IQ and when he started to relax and open up and go for that take down, it was over for Gane.

I will love to see Jones vs Miocic, Jones wanted him and even said that Stipe is better than Gane.

And Dana loves that match up too, so we will definitely see Jones fighting again maybe in December, I reckon.

[Fundamentals Of]

Jones proved once again that he is the GOAT. This is probably the fight that I doubted Jon Jones the most. He is not only coming from a long inactivity, he is also challenging a natural heavyweight who is the number 1 in rank in the division. Gane was not an easy guy to beat, but it seemed Jon Jones didn't have a hard time against him. The fight ended quickly because Jones seemed to have already studied Gane very well that he didn't have to feel him inside the Octagon.

And I was also surprised with how that guillotine choke submitted Gane.

[GlobalMilk99]

I followed Jon Jones' career for about 12 years now and Jones never lost his mojo whenever he enters the cage. I still can't believe he went for a heavier division and still dominate. He always shows that he owns the cage in his every fight. He's a little slower than he was before, in my opinion, but he still inflict fear to Gane as I saw in the highlights.