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Enjoy the fights, everyone. Jimmy Flick vs. Charles Johnson. Round 1 – Alright, here we go with the first fight of 2023. Both fighters very cautious here ...

Vieira closes the distance and pins her against the cage. Alhassan closes the distance and pins Ribeiro against the cage. Rebecki closes the distance and punishes Fiore against the cage. Mendonca pushes Basharat against the fence. And Nascimento sinks in the rear-naked choke! And Argueta out-grapples Aguirre until the final bell. Argueta now presses and takes down Aguirre against the cage. And Aguirre loses the back and ends on bottom. Now Argueta presses Aguirre against the cage. Once again, Argueta presses Aguirre against the cage. And he gets the takedown and transitions to the back of Johnson. The card streams on ESPN+.

The ad referred to the Jones-Gane bout as for the "world heavyweight championship," and there is no reference to interim.

A graphic has been displayed in Las Vegas that shows a heavyweight title fight between Jones and Ciryl Gane that is scheduled for UFC 285 on March 4.

The former pound-for-pound No.1, who recently hinted at his return by tweeting: "Champion 2023", hasn't fought since defending the UFC light-heavyweight title for the last time against Dominick Reyes in February 2020. Gane missed out on his chance to win the heavyweight title when he was outpointed by Ngannou at UFC 270. Ngannou, 36, has been caught up in a contract crisis with the UFC since defending his title against former training partner Gane last January.

The long-awaited heavyweight debut of UFC star Jon Jones appears to be on the horizon, and it will be for a title. Jones confirmed to MMA content creator...

The graphic was later taken down, and MMA Fighting's [Steven Marrocco](https://twitter.com/MMAFightingSM/status/1614379795995045893) reported that it was a "behind-the-scenes mistake." [Ariel Helwani](https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1614400996834414597) reported that heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is likely to be stripped of his title. The fight against Gane was the last one remaining on his UFC deal. The 35-year-old had other run-ins with the law throughout his career, as he'd previously been arrested for a hit-and-run, driving under the influence, and negligent use of a firearm, among other charges. He vacated the title a few months later before announcing his intentions to move up to heavyweight, taking some time to #UFC285 pic.twitter.com/3ItpnKY4ni

Current UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has been out with a knee injury since defeating Gane at UFC 270. Ngannou, 36, has been in contract talks ...

- UFC. [UFC ](https://www.marca.com/en/ufc.html?intcmp=MENUPROD&s_kw=en-ufc)for the past year, but no side has been willing to budge, leading to speculation that "The Predator" is done with the company. [Dana White: My punishment for slapping my wife is that I have to live with it my whole life](https://www.marca.com/en/ufc/2023/01/12/63c0635b268e3eca518b45ca.html)

UFC superstar Jon Jones has sensationally revealed that he will be fighting Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight title - as leaked photos of stadium sign also ...

The Frenchman would make an interesting opponent for 'Bones'. It's just been great, it's been a really great trip so far,' Jones said. Henry is just so intelligent, and such a great leader and tactician.

The undisputed heavyweight championship will be on the line live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight against Gane will mark Jones's highly-anticipated heavyweight debut. Gane fight for the heavyweight title, according to White. "Ciryl Gane is a heavyweight who moves like a middleweight.

After opening the year with a split-decision victory over Jack Hermansson in February, Strickland was knocked out by Alex Pereira in July and edged by Jared ...

Imavov springs back up to his feet but Strickland uses his momentum to press Imavov up against the Octagon. Nurmagomedov missed with a knee to the body but instinctually threw and connected on a slick left hand that put Barcelos flat on his back. Kopylov rushed in with some punches until the ref stepped in and brought the action to a halt. He catches Strickland with a few shots before Strickland presses Imavov up against the Octagon. As a bloody Jackson was stalking, Ige stepped back and absolutely sat on a vicious left hook that blasted Jackson across the jaw and crumpled him backwards against the canvas. Imavov lands a quick shot but Strickland ties him up against the fence. Strickland is pressing Imavov up against the Octagon early. An overhand right and then a left finds a home for Imavov. Whiplashing left lands for Imavov but Strickland ties him up in the clinch once more. Just when it looks like Strickland is slowly tagging him, Imavov starts to pick up the action. A minute left and the two are trading body kicks. Strickland is pressing Imavov up against the fence.

Heavyweight Gold Will Be On The Line In Las Vegas When Jon Jones Faces Ciryl Gane Inside T-Mobile Arena On March 4. Tickets Go On Sale Friday, January 20.

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Jon Jones' long-awaited return will come March 4 for the heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane, a bout that comes after the UFC failed to reach terms with ...

[Derrick Lewis](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2560713/derrick-lewis) in August 2021. In his most recent appearance, he knocked out [Tai Tuivasa](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3722422/tai-tuivasa) in the main event of a UFC Fight Night in September. White said Jones was "ready, willing and able" to fight any heavyweight, including Ngannou. He went on to hold the light heavyweight championship off and on from 2011 to 2020. He became the youngest UFC champion of all time in 2011 at age 23. White said the highest-paid heavyweight in UFC history remains

Dana White said the UFC offered Ngannou a contract that would have made him the highest-paid heavyweight in UFC history, but that Ngannou had turned it ...

Jon Jones finally has a date and opponent for his heavyweight debut — and the best heavyweight in the world is no longer a UFC fighter.

2 ranked heavyweight in the world](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/15/23508903/mma-rankings-december-2022-is-sergei-pavlovich-destined-to-become-ufc-heavyweight-champion). The 32-year-old Frenchman has won eight of his nine UFC appearances, including a wild third-round knockout over [Tai Tuivasa](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4270/tai-tuivasa) in his most recent outing this past September. Ngannou captured his title in 2021 with a knockout of [Stipe Miocic](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/775/stipe-miocic) and defended it in January 2022 with a hard-fought decision over Gane. “Bones” has been sidelined since vacating his 205-pound belt title in early 2020 in advance of an eventual move up to heavyweight. Jones (26-1, 1 NC) is widely considered one of the greatest fighters to ever compete. [Francis Ngannou](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3362/francis-ngannou) has vacated his title and is now a free agent, White said.

Francis Ngannou is no longer UFC heavyweight champion and now free to sign with any other combat sports promotion. Ngannou's split from the UFC comes after ...

"We offered Francis a deal that would have made him the highest paid heavyweight in the history of the company. [press conference](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66uRauzIx6g) on Saturday in the immediate aftermath of [UFC Fight Night](https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/ufc-fight-night-results-highlights-sean-strickland-pieces-up-nassourdine-imavov-for-decision-win/). Ngannou is currently on a six-fight winning streak defeating the likes of Gane, Stipe Miocic, Cain Velasquez and Curtis Blaydes. Jon Jones](https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/ufc-285-fight-card-jon-jones-vs-ciryl-gane-set-for-heavyweight-title-clash-in-las-vegas-in-march/) will be contested for the vacant UFC heavyweight championship at UFC 285 in Las Vegas on March 4. And Jon Jones has been willing, and ready, and able to fight anybody. Francis Ngannou is no longer UFC heavyweight champion and now free to sign with any other combat sports promotion.

Sean Strickland, fighting on just five days' notice, started his 2023 on the right foot, outpointing Nassourdine Imavov by unanimous decision in the UFC ...

[Nassourdine Imavov](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4690539/nassourdine-imavov) (12-4) by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday. He forced Imavov to fight him at a boxing range and kept up a steady repertoire of jabs and front kicks to the body. He suffered a decision loss to [Jared Cannonier](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3154860/jared-cannonier) four weeks ago at a UFC Fight Night inside the Apex. Strickland snapped a two-fight skid with the win. Despite the lack of notice, Strickland led the dance for the most part on Saturday. Almost the entire 25-minute fight took place on the feet.

Francis Ngannou was released from Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), president Dana White confirmed during UFC Vegas 67's post-fight press conference on ...

Francis Ngannou was released from Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), president Dana White confirmed during UFC Vegas 67’s post-fight press conference on Sunday. Ngannou had grabbed the heavyweight title after securing a knockout win over Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 in 2021. “We are going to release (Francis Ngannou) from his contract.

Sean Strickland stepped up on short notice and won a unanimous decision over Nassourdine Imavov in the main event of UFC Fight Night 217.

UFC President Dana White announced on Saturday that the promotion has released heavyweight champion Frances Ngannou after the two sides could not reach a...

what he made for the UFC...

It's prize fighting and the prize is money, not being taken advantage of by the UFC. [will now make](https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1614460533742125058) his heavyweight debut on March 4 in Las Vegas for the vacant UFC heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane. Highest paid HW doesn't equal highest paid fighter and we know the highest paid UFC fighter was also underpaid vs. However, there was public hope earlier this week that a fight between him and Jones could still go down in March. White says they offered him a deal that would have made him the highest paid HW ever. White says they are going to wave any right to match and let him go elsewhere.

UFC president Dana White said Saturday that welterweight champion Leon Edwards and former champion Kamaru Usman will rematch on March 18 at UFC 286 in ...

UFC president Dana White has announced Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 for the welterweight title is a done deal for UFC 286 in London.

Jon Jones is set to make his return to the octagon in a UFC heavyweight title fight with Cyril Gane at UFC 285.

In January last year, Francis Ngannou mounted his first and only defence of the UFC heavyweight title against Gane. This is for the official heavyweight title." The only snag was that the bout hadn't been announced yet.

In a corresponding move, Francis Ngannou has been removed as heavyweight champion and released from his contract. Ngannou is now a free agent and free to sign ...

After rattling off seven straight wins in the Octagon and winning the interim title, Gane got a shot at Francis Ngannou for the full world championship. From a no-contest against Daniel Cormier as a result of a failed drug test, which also resulted in Jones being stripped of the title in 2017, to other failed drug tests and legal trouble outside of the cage. Jones will face former interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight championship in the main event of UFC 285 on March 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Ngannou will depart the UFC after being embroiled in a contract feud with the promotion, which will see him vacate his heavyweight title.

[YouTube channel.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLgjkiMp1S4) "And the reason I tell you it's disrespectful. And UFC legend Chael Sonnen suggested that his contract demands were unfair and were also unlikely to be agreed to along the stretch. The heavyweight champion wants to fight in the boxing ring and r "And he turned the deal down. It was expected that the Cameroon star would return to the octagon against undefeated superstar Jon Jones if he was able to agree a fresh deal with the promotion. UFC kingpin Dana White has now confirmed the news at yesterday's press conference, where he suggested Ngannou was offered a new mega-money deal but turned it down.

Dan Ige put together a six-fight winning streak, beginning with a TKO of Mike Santiago at UFC 225 on June 19, 2018, and extending through May 16, 2020, ...

Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is released from the UFC. Jon Jones will return at UFC 285 to meet Ciryl Gane for the vacant title. 8h ago.

Jon Jones will face France's Cyril Gane for the UFC heavyweight title at the T-Mobile Arena on March 8 after champion Francis Ngannou vacated the belt to ...

His replacement as champion will be crowned when American Jones, a former light heavyweight champion who has previously been banned for doping, meets Gane, who held the interim heavyweight championship until he was beaten by Ngannou for the undisputed title in January 2022. Jan 15 (Reuters) - Jon Jones will face France's Cyril Gane for the UFC heavyweight title at the T-Mobile Arena on March 8 after champion Francis Ngannou vacated the belt to enter free agency, UFC president Dana White told a news conference. "We offered Francis a deal that would have made him the highest-paid heavyweight in the history of the company, more than (former champion Brock) Lesnar, more than anybody, and he turned the deal down," White said.

By the time Jon Jones makes his UFC return it will have been over three years since his last fight against Dominick Reyes.

Results As They Happen, Winner Interviews And More From UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov, Live From The UFC APEX In Las Vegas.

[Official Scorecards ](https://www.ufc.com/news/official-judges-scorecards-ufc-fight-night-strickland-vs-imavov-ufc-vegas-67) [Watch on ESPN+](https://plus.espn.com/ufc?ex_cid=DSS-OFF-UFC-INARTICLE-EN) [UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov](/event/ufc-fight-night-january-14-2023), live from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 14, 2023. [Sean Strickland](/athlete/sean-strickland)(25-5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.) looks to break into the middleweight Top 5 for the first time in his career. by way of Oahu, Hawaii) takes on [Roman Kopylov](http://www.ufc.com/athlete/Roman-Kopylov)(9-2, fighting out of Bachatsky, Kemerovo, Russia) [Watch on ESPN+](https://plus.espn.com/ufc?ex_cid=DSS-OFF-UFC-INARTICLE-EN) [Dan Ige](/athlete/dan-ige)(15-6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev. [Damon Jackson](/athlete/damon-jackson)(22-4-1 1NC, fighting out of Dallas, Texas) looks to make the most of his first UFC co-main event opportunity. [Ketlen Vieira](https://www.ufc.com/athlete/ketlen-vieira)(13-2, fighting out of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil) looks to stake her claim for a title shot when she takes on former title challenger and current No. by way of Accra, Ghana) in an intriguing middleweight bout [Watch on ESPN+](https://plus.espn.com/ufc?ex_cid=DSS-OFF-UFC-INARTICLE-EN) 13 ranked featherweight contender [Dan Ige](/athlete/dan-ige) squares off with streaking [Damon Jackson](/athlete/damon-jackson). [Carlos Hernandez](/athlete/carlos-hernandez), the Chute Boxe Diego Lima representative landed a front kick up the middle that caused Hernandez to pause and gave Nascimento the space he needed to get around to a back body lock. 12 ranked [Nassourdine Imavov](/athlete/nassourdine-imavov).

Former lightweight champion, who hasn't competed in more than three years, will meet Frenchman Ciryl Gane for the vacant crown at UFC 285 in Las Vegas.

A former interim-heavyweight champion, he lost a [unification bout against Ngannou at UFC 270](https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/ufc/2022/01/23/francis-ngannou-retains-heavyweight-title-after-points-win-over-ciryl-gane-at-ufc-270/) in January last year. I think Francis is at a place right now, where he doesn’t want to take a risk. And he turned the deal down. On Ngannou, who has not competed since knee surgery early last year, White told reporters: “We’ve been negotiating with him for more than two years. Gane, 11-1 as a professional, will form his opponent at T-Mobile Arena following the UFC’s decision to cut ties with Ngannou. It marked his 13th title fight win at light heavyweight.

Francis Ngannou will be released from his contract and is no longer the UFC heavyweight champion after he turned down a contract that would have made him ...

“We did everything we could to make the fight happen and give him the fight. He can go wherever he wants and do whatever he wants.” Ngannou had been in negotiations for a new agreement for two years, White said, and plans were in place for the 36-year-old to fight Jones.

It's official, Leon Edwards will fight Kamaru Usman at UFC 286.On Saturday night, UFC president Dana White confirmed that 'Rocky' will make his.

Rafael Fiziev vs. Leon Edwards vs. [Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson](https://talksport.com/sport/mma/1275899/stephen-thompson-leon-edwards-jorge-masvidal-ufc-286/) recently cast doubt on Edwards vs Usman 3 when he revealed the former welterweight champion had undergone hand surgery and would not be ready to compete at UFC 286.

Sean Strickland may have gotten a little extra motivation to beat Nassourdine Imavov at the UFC Vegas 67 weigh-ins.

But one of the greatest feelings in the f****** world is when you take another f****** human being, and you break them. But one of the greatest feelings in the world is to take another human being and break their f****** soul.” But when you look at me like that, I would f****** cartel you and your family, you look at me like that, you m***********.” “When you look at a m*********** in the eyes like that, what are you trying to say? As you start smelling the blood on your gloves, and you start feeling the f****** brain damage and the pain, you guys don’t know this, but when you hit a m*********** in the face, you can like see inside their f****** soul. You can see what the f*** they’re made of. As the rounds progress, you could see what a m*********** is made of. “You see how that m*********** looked at me in the weigh-ins?” Strickland asked. “I hate it when motherf****** do the staredown, and they look at me like that,” Strickland told reporters after his unanimous decision over Imavov in the main event of UFC Vegas 67. If I was in the streets, and a motherf***** looked at me like that, I would probably f****** shoot them. Imavov was a betting favorite and carried the benefit of a full training camp into the fight. What Imavov didn’t bargain for was the relentless attack of Strickland, who walked him down over five rounds, winning striking exchanges and mixing in grappling and takedowns.

Sean Strickland is back in the win column and Nassourdine Imavov is back to the drawing board. Strickland boxed and brawled his way to victory in a ...

Gastelum exited the event due to a mouth injury and Strickland stepped in on four days' notice. Strickland, less than one month after losing to Jared Cannonier in the final UFC fight of 2022, headlined the first card of 2023. Imavov showed a lot of determination in his first main event, fighting fatigue and landing nice elbows and knees on Strickland in Round 5. The pace slowed in the third, despite a similar output of strikes, as both fighters tried to recover from the stamina dump in Rounds 1 and 2. Strickland won on all three scorecards with a pair of 49-46s and a 48-47. Strickland boxed and brawled his way to victory in a short-notice performance against Imavov at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

UFC star Jon Jones will make his return to the Octagon in the UFC 285 main event on March 4 in Las Vegas.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News.

[Gulf](/News/gulf) [World News](/News/world) Gane, a 32-year-old Frenchman, is 11-1-0 and ranked as the No. Jones boasts a career record of 26-1-0 with one no contest. [Sports](/sports) [AlArabiya](/)

Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has largely remained silent on his fighting future, but that changed Sunday.

All fighters hit their peak at different points in time, but the really special ones are able to hold championship gold when many have already retired.

[Brock Lesnar](https://www.givemesport.com/brock-lesnar). The former UFC middleweight champion was, by all accounts, picture perfect when he was at his very best – and his prime lasted quite a while. The Greco-Roman wrestler is officially recognised as a six-time UFC world champion across two weight classes which is essentially unheard of. 4) Jan Blachowicz – 38 years, 8 months Becoming a UFC champion is no small accomplishment. [Anderson Silva](https://www.givemesport.com/anderson-silva) is one of the greatest fighters of all time and it’s pretty difficult to dispute that claim.

With a slew of controversies, including a gambling investigation and a domestic violence incident involving Dana White, the UFC faces a challenging 2023.

Jan. 15—The UFC's heavyweight division has been relatively quiet of late but all of that changed this past weekend — especially when former champion Stipe ...

UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is being released from his contract and his title will be vacated.

“We did everything we could to make the fight happen and give him the fight. His last fight came nearly a year ago with a unanimous decision against Gane at UFC 270 on Jan. He can go wherever he wants and do whatever he wants.”