Jon Jones returns to win UFC heavyweight title in first round

5 Mar 2023

Sportsnet.ca

Jon Jones returns to win UFC heavyweight title in first round

Jon Jones ended a three-year sabbatical from the UFC, moved up to its highest weight class and emphatically won the heavyweight belt Saturday night with a first-round submission over Ciryl Gane.

Jon Jones, center, celebrates after defeating Ciryl Gane in a UFC 285 mixed martial arts heavyweight title bout Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. (David Becker/AP)

| March 5, 2023, 1:35 AM

March 5, 2023, 1:35 AM

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