Watch a UFC 285 live stream
You can watch the UFC 285 mixed martial arts on ESPN Plus for $79.99 with a PPV pass. In the UK, Jones vs Gane will be on BT Sport. It's the usual Kayo Sports PPV in Australia. Full details on how to watch a UFC 285 live stream on TV just below.
| Date: Saturday, March 4 2023 |
| Start time (main card): 10pm ET / 7pm PT / 3am GMT / 2pm AEDT |
| TV channel: BT Sport (UK) |
| Live stream: Kayo Sports PPV (AU) | ESPN Plus PPV (US) |
UFC 285: preview and prediction
After three years away, one of the UFC's greatest ever champions, Jon Jones, is back in the Octagon. However, the fighter that will take on former interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 is a little different to the one you'll remember.
Gone is that shredded sixpack, for starters. "Bones" has piled on the pounds to make the step up from light-heavyweight to heavyweight, and his dramatic physical transformation has got everybody pondering if the qualities that made the American such a dominant champion at 205lb have been lost in his efforts to make the grade at 265lb.
His height and reach advantages set Jones apart during his light-heavyweight title reign, but he's set to pick on someone his own size in Gane. The Frenchman's reach doesn't quite measure up to that of Jones, but he's both taller and younger than his opponent, and has been a UFC heavyweight for more than three years.
Any speed advantages that you'd ordinarily expect a lighter fighter to hold over a heavier opponent don't really apply in this particular case, seeing as "Bon Gamin" is probably the most elegant, fleet-footed heavyweight out there, owing to his kickboxing background.
Counterintuitive as it may sound, for Jones to stand a chance he may need to turn this into a brawl.
The main card starts at 10pm ET / 3am GMT. The Jones vs Gane cagewalks are expected at around 1am ET / 6am GMT. Follow our guide below as we explain how to watch a UFC 285 live stream, so you can catch Jones vs Gane and the rest in the Octagon.
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Who is Jon Jones?
When the 23-year-old Jon "Bones" Jones became UFC's youngest-ever champion in March 2011, nobody was in any doubt that he was a special talent but even so, his nine-year chokehold on the light-heavyweight belt was as dominant as it gets.
However, his achievements in the Octagon have not only been clouded but tainted by numerous major controversies. A few months after his eighth successive light-heavyweight title defense, he was stripped of the title because of a hit-and-run conviction.
He then regained the title a year later, before being stripped of it again because of a positive drugs test, before winning it again, being stripped of it again, winning it again and successfully defending it three times, before stepping away from the sport.
Which brings us to UFC 285. At 35 years of age and more than three years on from his last UFC bout, Jones is about to compete as a heavyweight for the first time in his career.
Who is Ciryl Gane?
More of a slow burner on the UFC circuit, Ciryl "Bon Gamin" Gane announced himself as a serious contender a year and a half ago, with a Performance of the Night-worthy technical knockout of Derrick Lewis that landed the Frenchman the interim UFC heavyweight title and a shot at the real thing.
However, he succumbed to Francis Ngannou via unanimous decision, before rebounding against Tai Tuivasa in September.
Gane, aged 32, possesses a remarkable lightness and speed for a heavyweight, though his in-fight knowhow has been questioned by some observers.
Jones vs Gane latest odds: who is the favorite to win?
Jon Jones may be making his heavyweight debut and returning to the Octagon after three years away, but such is his reputation that he enters the fight as the favorite, with the bookies banking on the 35-year-old having too much for his 32-year-old opponent.
Jones vs Gane: recent results
Does January 2020 qualify as recent? That's when Jon Jones last fought in the Octagon, all the way back at UFC 247. He marked the occasion with a highly contentious unanimous decision victory over Dominick Reyes, a decision that the majority of observers vocally disagreed with.
Ciryl Gane has fought six times since then, a journey that has seen him rise through the ranks and earn a second shot at the heavyweight title. He scored an impressive third-round knockout over the powerful Tai Tuivasa in his most recent fight in September 2022, one that was secured primarily with his fists.
UFC 285 full card and highlights
Beyond the much anticipated headline act, UFC 285's co-main event also has a title on the line. Flyweight supremo Valentina Shevchenko has successfully defended her belt seven times, but rapidly rising star Alexa Grasso looks ready to give the veteran a real run for her money.
Main card
Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane – Heavyweight title fight
Valentina Shevchenko (c) vs Alexa Grasso – Women's Flyweight title fight
Geoff Neal vs Shavkat Rakhmonov – Welterweight
Mateusz Gamrot vs Jalin Turner – Lightweight
Bo Nickal vs Jamie Pickett – Middleweight
Preliminary fights
Cody Garbrandt vs Trevin Jones – Bantamweight
Derek Brunson vs Dricus du Plessis – Middleweight
Viviane Araujo vs Amanda Ribas – Women's Flyweight
Julian Marquez vs Marc-André Barriault – Middleweight
Early prelims
Ian Garry vs Song Kenan – Welterweight
Cameron Saaiman vs Leomana Martinez – Bantamweight
Jessica Penne vs Tabatha Ricci – Women's Strawweight
Da’Mon Blackshear vs Farid Basharat – Bantamweight
Esteban Ribovics vs Loik Radzhabov – Lightweight
