UFC 285: Gane breaks silence on Jon Jones’ heavyweight transformation and admits he ‘prefers’ to win title against great
CIRYL GANE could care little about how much Jon Jones is going to weigh this weekend.
The French Muay Thai specialist will welcome Jones back to the octagon this weekend in the main event of UFC 285 in Las Vegas.
Ciryl Gane will bid to hand Jon Jones his first legitimate loss this weekend and claim the heavyweight titleGETTY
INSTAGRAN@JONNYBONESGane has paid little attention to Jones’ body transformation but has prepared for a heavier Bones[/caption]
The pair will vie for the vacant heavyweight title, which Jones has piled on the pounds to compete for.
But Gane hasn’t thought too much about how big Bones – who SunSport revealed weighed a whopping 260lbs during the peak of his bulk – will be on fight night.
He told SunSport at the UFC 285 media day: “No [I haven’t thought, not really.
“I really don’t think about that.
“We expected a guy to be heavy, but not too heavy because he’ll be too slow.
“So some stuff like 115kg, maybe, or something like.”
Gane came up short in his first crack at undisputed heavyweight gold against the recently-departed Francis Ngannou last January.
But he believes the defeat was a blessing in disguise as his second bid at UFC glory will provide him with the opportunity to beat the consensus greatest of all time.
He said: “That’s a really big deal and I prefer this situation.
“We would like to have revenge with Francis Ngannou.
“But to have Jon Jones and the belt at the same time, this is really crazy.
Gane has made sure to prepare for Jones to maintain the speed he had at light-heavyweight, despite his new heavy frame.
Ciryl Gane came up short in his first title fight with Francis NgannouGetty
He said: “We expected, during the camp, a beautiful Jon Jones.
“Fast like he was a [when he was] a light-heavyweight with the same skills.
“But stronger like a heavyweight, like a real heavyweight.
“So we expected this and did all the camp around this.”
