Jon Jones defeated Cyril Gan to win the UFC belt in his first fight after a three-year hiatus
American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Jon Jones won the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight belt. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The American defeated the Frenchman Cyril Gan by choke in the first round. This bout headlined UFC 285 in Las Vegas. For Jones, this fight was the first after a three-year break in his career, which began in February 2020.
In total in MMA, Jones won 27 victories and suffered one defeat. Another fight with his participation was declared invalid. Ghana has 11 wins and two losses.
In the co-main fight at UFC 285, Kyrgyz MMA fighter Valentina Shevchenko lost to Mexican Alexa Grasso after a choke hold by her opponent. Thus, Shevchenko lost the UFC flyweight championship belt. She has previously defended her title seven times.
Source: Lenta
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