In his comeback fight and heavyweight debut, Jon Jones made it seem effortless. Jon Jones, also known as 'Bones', claimed the title of heavyweight champion of the world in a swift victory over Ciryl Gane during the UFC 285 main event held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
After a low blow at the start of the fight, the former two-time light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, swiftly took down Ciryl Gane and began working on submissions. Within a little over two minutes, Jones secured a tap from the Frenchman and became a two-weight UFC champion, solidifying his status as the greatest of all time after years of debate.
During his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, the emotional 35-year-old expressed his excitement, saying,
"I’ve been working on this for a long time. You know, a lot of people thought I was never coming back but I’ve been faithful to my goal and mission."
Jones then expressed an interest in fighting former two-time heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, to whom he has been heavily linked, in July.
"Y’all want to see me beat up Stipe? One thing I know about the UFC is we give the fans what they want to see," he added.
"I hope you're training, Stipe Miocic, my guy. You're the greatest heavyweight of all time, and that's what I want. I want you so bad," said Jones, expressing his desire to fight the former two-time heavyweight champion.
Miocic hasn't fought since his knockout loss to Francis Ngannou at UFC 260 in March 2021, and the 40-year-old was previously hoping to face Jones in 2021, but the fight fell through, and Jones ended up fighting Gane instead.
Now, with Jones winning the heavyweight title, it appears that both fighters are ready to face each other in the summer.