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- Jon Jones is 4/7 to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship against Ciryl Gane this weekend
- Valentina Shevchenko the heavy favourite to defend her Flyweight Title for the eight time in a row
- When will UFC 285 take place?
Jon Jones is 4/7 to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship against Ciryl Gane this weekend
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones makes his long awaited return to the Octagon this weekend against Ciryl Gane for the recently vacated Heavyweight title.
Bookies make Jones the favourite to win at 4/7 with many considering the fighter as the greatest of all time when it comes to the UFC.
Ciryl Gane will be looking to cause a big upset this weekend when it comes to the fans point of view but BetVictor say it will be tight with odds of just 7/5 for Gane to win.
| Jon Jones v Ciryl Gane - To win bout | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Jones | 4/7 | 63.6% |
| Ciryl Gane | 7/5 | 41.7% |
Jon Jones hasn't fought since his unanimous decision victory over Dominick Reyes back in February 2020 and he'll be looking to put in a big performance this weekend.
Valentina Shevchenko the heavy favourite to defend her Flyweight Title for the eight time in a row
The other title fight set to take place on this weekend's UFC 285 card sees Valentina Shevchenko face off against Alexa Grasso.
Shevchenko has defended her Flyweight Title seven times in a row now and will be looking to ease to an eight defence in this bout.
The latest betting odds make Shevchenko the heavy favourite for the fight with bookies making her as short as 1/7 to win.
According to those odds that gives an implied probability of 87.5% that she wins the fight against Grasso's odds of 9/2 (18.2%).
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When will UFC 285 take place?
UFC 285 is set to take place in the early hours of Sunday morning for the UK audience with BT Sport's coverage starting from 1am.
UFC 285's main card is expected to start around 3am UK time with Jones fight pushing towards the 4:30am-5:00am time.
UFC 285's Main Card
- Jon Jones v Cyril Gane – Heavyweight world title (vacant)
- Valentina Shevchenko (c) v Alexa Grasso – Women's Flyweight
- Geoff Neal v Shavkat Rakhmonov – Welterweight
- Mateusz Gamrot v Jalin Turner – Lightweight
- Bo Nickal v Jamie Pickett – Middleweight
