Jon Jones: UFC News: The first heavyweight battle for Jon Jones is scheduled to begin soon. The anticipation for his battle versus Ciryl Gane is sky-high considering his three-year absence. Given his past performance and the fact that this is his first fight at heavyweight, almost everyone is picking Jones to win the match. This is despite the fact that Jones hasn’t competed in a while. Meanwhile, Jones recently spoke to the media about his upcoming battle with Gane, highlighting his weaknesses and positioning himself as the superior fighter. Follow UFC News Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Jon Jones exposes Ciryl Gane’s weaknesses as UFC 285 approaches
It goes without saying that competing against Gane, who is currently ranked as the #1 heavyweight fighter, is no easy task. Henceforth, Jones will find it challenging given that he’s competing in the heavyweight division for the first time in his career, regardless of how much experience he has. He did, meanwhile, highlight a few of Gane’s skill shortcomings in the recent UFC 285 press conference that will help him to defeat him.
He stated, “Ciryl is the most incomplete fighter in the Top 5 right now. He has really good striking, and really good footwork, but I’ve watched his fights. He got tired in his fight with Francis Ngannou. All that fancy footwork, supposedly being the fastest heavyweight we’ve ever seen. All of that went away. Francis tired him out, big time.”
Jon Jones: Ciryl Gane weakness EXPOSED by Jon Jones ahead of UFC 285 fight on March 4 in T-Mobile Arena
In addition, he mentioned that he wrestled people typically, which required a lot of endurance. He claims that many fighters dislike being on top of someone and having to work hard to get back to their feet.
He added, “I watched Francis Ngannou in that last fight, the last rounds, Francis could barely move his feet. He was walking so slowly. And Gane didn’t destroy Francis. Francis outworked Ciryl Gane…he’s talented, and Francis is a hard worker. He got outworked by Francis and that tells me a lot.”
A day prior to the press conference, Michael Bisping also said Jones might be underestimating Gane for his fight while discussing the match. And he explained why the fighter frequently undervalues his opponent in order to be mentally stronger and more assured before the fight. Also, given that Gane is a highly skilled individual, it may be the same thing Jones is doing.
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