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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to pay-per-view with a championship doubleheader at UFC 285 on Saturday live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the main event, fans will be treated to the highly-anticipated return of former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Jones will be making his heavyweight debut against former UFC interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane. Jones (26-1, 1 NC) has not fought in three years, , while Gane (11-1) is looking to get back to title contention and build off of his knockout win over Tai Tuivasa in September 2022.
The co-main event is equally as deserving of buzz with flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko defending her 125-pound title against top contender Alexa Grasso. Shevchenko (23-3) will be making the 8th defense of her title, while Grasso (15-3) is looking to make it five wins in a row and become the latest Mexican UFC champion.
Ahead of this weekend’s pay-per-view, all of the fighters had to step onto the scale for the official weigh-ins.
Did your favorite fighter hit their mark?
A full look at the UFC 285 weigh-in results can be seen below.
‘UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane’ Weigh-in Results
Jon Jones is officially a heavyweight! He weighed in at 248 for his title fight with Ciryl Gane, who was 247.5 pounds on the scale.#UFC285 | Full story: https://t.co/8yqjFT7XnN pic.twitter.com/noqlIrgixy
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) March 3, 2023
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10:00 p.m. ET)
- Jon Jones (248) vs. Ciryl Gane (247.5) – for vacant heavyweight title
- Champ Valentina Shevchenko (124.5) vs. Alexa Grasso (124.5) – for women’s flyweight title
- Geoff Neal (175)* vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov (171)
- Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs. Jalin Turner (155.5)
- Bo Nickal (185.5) vs. Jamie Pickett (186)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8:00 p.m. ET)
- Cody Garbrandt (136) vs. Trevin Jones (135)
- Derek Brunson (185.5) vs. Dricus Du Plessis (185)
- Viviane Araujo (126) vs. Amanda Ribas (126)
- Marc-Andre Barriault (185) vs. Julian Marquez (186)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:00 p.m. ET)
- Ian Garry (171) vs. Song Kenan (171)
- Mana Martinez (137)** vs. Cameron Saaiman (135)
- Jessica Penne (116) vs. Tabatha Ricci (115.5)
- Farid Basharat (136) vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (136)
- Loik Radzhabov (155.5) vs. Esteban Ribovics (156)
*Neal missed the welterweight limit and will be fined a percentage of his purse.
**Martinez missed the bantamweight limit and will be fined a percentage of his purse.
UFC 285 will get underway with the early prelims on ESPN+ beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET, before the action shifts to ESPN at 8:00 p.m. ET. The ESPN prelims will feature some high-profile matchups with Derek Brunson facing Dricus Du Plessis and former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt taking on Trevin Jones in the featured preliminary bout.
The pay-per-view then kicks off at 10:00 p.m. ET.
Additional information on UFC 285’s championship doubleheader live on pay-per-view can be seen below.
UFC 285: Fight Time & Viewing Details
Event: UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Main Card Card Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: ESPN, ESPN+
