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Don’t count Fernand Lopez among those surprised by how Francis Ngannou’s UFC run ended.

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On the fifth episode of UFC 285 Embedded, Ciryl Gane horses around with Daniel Cormier, Jon Jones and Bo Nickal have an impromptu wrestling session, and more. Then, the stars of Saturday field questions from the media and face off at Thursday’s pre-fight press conference.

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Jon Jones is officially a heavyweight.

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On Saturday, Jon Jones finally makes the move to heavyweight when he faces Ciryl Gane for the vacant title at UFC 285. It’s Jones first fight in three years, and his first in this new division, and questions abound. How will he look at heavyweight? Will the layoff hurt him? Can Gane capture gold in his second attempt?

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LAS VEGAS — Jon Jones or Ciryl Gane: Who will win UFC 285’s main event? Valentina Shevchenko, Bo Nickal, Cody Garbrandt and more MMA stars break down Jones vs. Gane and make their picks for the next UFC heavyweight champion.

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Darren Till has officially parted ways with the UFC, but don’t expect to see him pop up in another MMA organization anytime soon.

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All eyes will be on Jon Jones at UFC 285 as arguably the greatest MMA fighter in history makes his long-awaited return as a heavyweight after three years away.

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At the UFC 285 official weigh-ins, all 28 fighters on Saturday’s fight card will step on the scale Friday morning, and MMA Fighting will have live video of it above.

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Jon Jones is no stranger to golden opportunities, but he’s never had a championship challenge quite like this one.

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Israel Adesanya’s pick is in for the big UFC 285 main event.

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Jon Jones has always considered himself a student of the game, but it appears at UFC 285 he plans on teaching Ciryl Gane a thing or two.

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Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane faced off for the first time in advance of their heavyweight title fight on Saturday, and Jones got close to size up his foe.

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The UFC 285 press conference features the top stars of Saturday’s pay-per-view card and UFC President Dana White on Thursday afternoon in Las Vegas.

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Phil De Fries sees no reason to mess with a good thing.

The KSW heavyweight champion successfully defended his title for the eighth consecutive time this past Saturday, needing less than a round to dispose of challenger Todd Duffee in the main event of KSW 79. De Fries has become a star for the Polish promotion, having gone undefeated since making his debut in April 2018.

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As Cody Garbrandt prepares to compete for the first time in more than a year, the former UFC bantamweight champ is coming clean about what went wrong in his only fight at 125 pounds.

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On the fourth episode of UFC 285 Embedded, Jon Jones gets a haircut and critiques Ciryl Gane’s love of video games; Geoff Neal, Shavkat Rakhmonov, and Bo Nickal work out at the UFC Performance Institute; Ciryl Gane’s team discusses what it’d mean to beat one of the all-time greats; boxer Gervonta Davis and NFL tight end David Njoku talk shop, and more.