UFC 285 just took place in front of a sold-out T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and what a night it was.
In the main event, former light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones and No. 1 ranked Ciryl Gane clashed for the vacant heavyweight title.
Jones took the fight to the ground immediately and submitted Gane, seemingly without any problem, to become a two-division champion.
“I’ve been working for this for a long time. I’ve been faithful to my mission.” Jones said in the post-fight interview.
“You want me to beat up Stipe? You are the greatest heavyweight of all time. I want you.”
Alexa Grasso shook up the world
In the second title bout of the evening, Alexa Grasso became the new flyweight champion after dethroning Valentina Shevchenko with a rear-naked-choke in the fourth round.
The victory makes Grasso the first Mexico-born woman ever to win a UFC title.
“I feel like I’m dreaming. I’ve been dreaming about this moment for so long,” Grasso said in the post fight interview.
Read more: Alexa Grasso submits Valentina Shevchenko to become flyweight champion!
We also saw newcomer Bo Nickal live up to the hype in his promotional debut, as he submitted Jamie Pickett in the first round.
Post-fight bonuses
The 50 000 dollar Performance of the Night bonuses went to Jon Jones, Bo Nickal and Alexa Grasso.
The welterweight clash between Shavkat Rakhmonov and Geoff Neal was awarded with the 50 000 dollar Fight of the Night bonus.
Read more: Still undefeated: Shavkat Rakhmonov submits Geoff Neal
UFC 285 – Offical Results
Main card
- Heavyweight title bout: Jon Jones def. Ciryl Gane via submission, round 1
- Women’s flyweight title bout: Alexa Grasso def. Valentina Shevchenko via submission (RNC), round 4
- Welterweight bout: Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Geoff Neal via submission (RNC), round 3
- Lightweight bout: Mateusz Gamrot def. Jalin Turner via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
- Middleweight bout: Bo Nickal def. Jamie Pickett via submission (arm-triangle), round 1
Prelims
- Cody Garbrandt def. Trevin Jones via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Dricus Du Plessis def. Derek Brunson via TKO, round 2
- Amanda Ribas def. Viviane Araujo via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-27)
- Marc-Andre Barriault def. Julian Marquez via TKO, round 2
- Ian Machado Garry def. Song Kenan via TKO, round 3
- Cameron Saaiman def. Leomana Martinez via majority decision (29-26, 28-27, 28-28)
- Tabatha Ricci def. Jessica Penne via sub (armbar), round 2
- Farid Basharat def. Da’Mon Blackshear via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28
- Loik Radzhabov def. Esteban Ribovics via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28
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