Jon Jones employed a guillotine choke to submit Ciryl Gane within the first spherical of the UFC 285 essential occasion Saturday evening in Las Vegas, claiming the vacant heavyweight title.
Jones turns into the eighth fighter in UFC historical past to win titles in two divisions.
Additionally, Alexa Grasso submitted Valentina Shevchenko within the fourth spherical in a surprising upset to develop into the brand new ladies’s flyweight champion.
Jones, who vacated the 205-pound title to maneuver as much as heavyweight, submitted Gane at 2:04 of the opening spherical for his first submission in 11 years.
“I have been working for this for a very long time,” Jones stated afterward. “Lots of people thought I wasn’t coming again. I have been trustworthy to my purpose. I have been trustworthy to the mission. There have been days I did not wish to prepare and I used to be all the time there.”
Jones had not fought since February 2020.
Grasso submitted Shevchenko at 4:34 of the fourth spherical with a rear bare choke. She was a 6-1 underdog. Shevchenko had efficiently defended her title seven occasions,
“Please punch me, I really feel like I am dreaming,” Grasso stated. “I have been dreaming for this second for thus lengthy.”