UFC 285 takes place Saturday headlined by two tile bouts, but before the fights get underway, join MMA Junkie’s Farah Hannoun for a preview show right here at 5 p.m. ET.
In the main event, the vacant heavyweight title is up for grabs as [autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag] (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) makes his highly anticipated divisional debut after a three-year layoff to take on former interim champion [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC). And in the co-headliner, women’s flyweight champ [autotag]Valentina Shevchenko[/autotag] (23-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) goes for her eighth consecutive title defense when she meets [autotag]Alexa Grasso[/autotag] (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), who seeks to become the first Mexican woman to win a UFC belt.
UFC 285 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.
[lawrence-related id=2621220,2621193]
Below is the full lineup:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane – for vacant heavyweight title
- Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso – for women’s flyweight title
- Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
- Mateusz Gamrot vs. Jalin Turner
- Bo Nickal vs. Jamie Pickett
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews, 8 p.m ET)
- Cody Garbrandt vs. Trevin Jones
- Derek Brunson vs. Dricus Du Plessis
- Viviane Araujo vs. Amanda Ribas
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Julian Marquez
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Ian Garry vs. Song Kenan
- Mana Martinez vs. Cameron Saaiman
- Jessica Penne vs. Tabatha Ricci
- Farid Basharat vs. Da’Mon Blackshear
- Loik Radzhabov vs. Esteban Ribovics
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 285.