Jon Jones outclassed Ciryl Gane to win the vacant UFC heavyweight championship on his return after a 3-year hiatus. The match ended in just over 2 minutes in the very first round. ‘Bones’ won the fight after getting into a grappling position to defeat Gane with a guillotine choke. A video clip has resurfaced online, showing the exact moment when ‘Bon Gamin’ lost control of the fight.
The UFC fans went berserk after seeing Jon Jones back inside the octagon. The fight started with Ciryl Gane kicking ‘Bones’ in the groins. However, Jones shook it off to continue his fight. He came out immediately with kicks and punches and applied a lot of pressure on Gane to hit back. Eventually, Jones forced Gane to move backward.
filthy timing from bones.pic.twitter.com/ZkVygc2cNR
— Dovy🔌 (@DovySimuMMA) March 5, 2023
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The viral clip portrays Jones’ exceptional timing to evade Gane’s punch during the main event fight at UFC 285, the moment from which Jon Jones took undisputed control over the match.
Fans react to the error made by Ciryl Gane during the fight with Jon Jones
Numerous UFC fans commented on the video of Jon Jones evading a punch to grab hold of Ciryl Gane in their recent face-off. Let us take a look at some of their reactions on Twitter.
I like Gane, great fighter. But I’m happy he got exposed for himself and everyone else. That way he can work on his holes and come back much better. But Jones that dude man. Made it look easy.
— Iflowmann (@slimr0b3rt) March 5, 2023
A UFC fan showered his support for Ciryl Gane despite his loss and wishes that he come back stronger in his next fight.
Another fan questioned ‘Bon Gamin’ for letting Jon Jones take control during the very first round of the fight.
why would gane let jones get center control is my question
— $ra • (@Sra_world) March 5, 2023
One fan stated that it surprised him to see that people were rooting for Ciryl Gane to give a tough challenge to Jon Jones. The fan further pointed out the lackluster wrestling game, which Gane displayed in his fight against Francis Ngannou.
Idk how people thought he was gonna lose to Gane after what Ngannou did to him especially with his wrestling credentials
— ☣ (@ZaleCFC) March 5, 2023
Another fan criticized Ciryl Gane for his poor footwork and getting easily thrown off balance.
Incredibly lousy footing by Gane. He let himself collide into Jones instantly throwing himself off balance. Against a wrestler no less damn 👏🏾
— daniel Lloyd (@hammerisloyal) March 5, 2023
One Twitter user believes that the French fighter shouldn’t have tried to go for a strike.
sloppy from Gane. There was no reason for him to be that desperate for a strike lol
— VenoM (@_thisisvenom) March 5, 2023
A UFC fan claims that the way Ciryl Gane fought inside the octagon, he looked more like a boxer than an MMA fighter.
Terrible from Gane no feints nothing and this dude is a boxer
— shady (@shadychopperalt) March 5, 2023
I think the pressure of being in there w Jones got to Gane immediately. He looked extra jittery
— Iosua P (@CurlyP1996) March 5, 2023
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However, some fans claim that the pressure of having the eyes of the whole world on Jones’s return fight might have been the cause of Ciryl Gane’s loss at UFC 285.
Jon Jones has now conquered both the light heavyweight and the heavyweight divisions after winning the heavyweight championship in his very first bout in the division. Moreover, ‘Bones’ also climbed to the second position in UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings. Ciryl Gane expressed his disappointment after his performance of the night.
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