Jon Jones became a two division champion after tapping out Cyril Gane in the first round of their heavyweight fight. If there was any debate as to who is the greatest UFC fighter of all-time, it was put to rest on Saturday, as Jones improved his MMA record to 27-1. Next up Jones will likely be Stipe Miocic, which should make for an epic battle between two of the top fighters to ever grace the Octagon.
The Jones/Gane fight wasn’t very close, as Jones only took one real shot during the whole bout, which was an illegal kick to the groin. It wasn’t long before Jones cornered Gane and secured an early takedown, locking him up in a guillotine choke against the fence. The fight was short, clinical and somewhat anticlimactic, only lasting two minutes and four seconds.
In the co-main event, dominant women’s flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko lost in shocking fashion via fourth-round submission to Alex Grasso. Shevchenko’s record fell to 23-4 and Grasso’s improved to 16-3.
UFC 285 Main Card Results
Jon Jones (c) def. Ciryl Gane via first-round submission (guillotine choke)
Alexa Grasso def. Valentina Shevchenko via fourth-round submission (rear-naked choke)
Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Geoff Neal via third-round submission (standing bulldog choke)
Matuesz Gamrot def. Jalin Turner via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Bo Nickal def. Jamie Pickett via first-round submission (head and arm choke)
Cody Garbrandt def. Trevin Jones via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Dricus du Plessis def. Derek Brunson via second-round TKO (punches)
Amanda Ribas def. Viviane Araujo via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-27)
Marc-Andre Barriault def. Julian Marquez via second-round TKO (punches)
Ian Garry def. Song Kenan via third-round TKO (punches)
Cameron Saaiman def. Mana Martinez via majority decision (29-26, 29-27, 28-28)
Tabatha Ricci def. Jessica Penne via second-round submission (armbar)
Farid Basharat def. Da’mon Blackshear via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Loik Radzhabov def. Esteban Ribovics via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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