Cyril Gane reacts to UFC 285 title fight matchup vs. Jon Jones: “It is a dream of every young fighter to fight against a GOAT.”

Cyril Gane will squatter the returning Jon Jones at UFC 285 as the pair clash for the now-vacant heavyweight championship belt.

The heavyweight semester had been in somewhat of a state with Francis Ngannou stuff sidelined pursuit surgery and still having contractual issues with the UFC. However, that has all reverted in just a mere few hours.

Prior to the start of the promotions return to whoopee in 2023 with UFC Vegas 67. A billboard on the T-Mobile scene revealed that Cyril Gane would compete versus Jon Jones for the Heavyweight crown at UFC 285. Later as the night progressed and pursuit Dana White’s media scrum it was revealed that current champion Francis Ngannou had not only been stripped of his title but had moreover parted ways with the promotion in hopes of finding increasingly success elsewhere.

Disappointment for many of the polity followed as there were hopes we would see Jones return to squatter arguably one of the scariest competitors in MMA in Ngannou for his heavyweight title.

One man who will not be sharing that sentiment however is Cyril Gane. Now with Ngannou out of the picture reports have confirmed that he will step in as an opponent for Jones upon his return.

Cyril Gane Delighted To Squatter ‘GOAT’ Jon Jones At UFC 285

Cyril Gane had tabbed for the matchup with Jones just days surpassing the utterance was revealed. When he spoke to the media without cornering his teammate, Nassourdine Imavov in the main event of UFC Vegas 67, the former interim world champion spoke to the media well-nigh his welter to once then be competing for the illustrious gold and his feelings on facing one of the all-time weightier in Jon Jones.

“I’m happy we got good news today. Everybody knows the situation with Francis (Ngannou) and Jon Jones, so okay, we are going to wait how long, how many times are we going to wait? I think it was a unconfined visualization considering twenty-four hours without we got unconfined news so I’m happy, I’m really happy.” Cyril Gane stated.

Gane moreover touched upon his opponent and how excited he is for the opportunity to squatter someone he considers one of the greatest of all time.

“I’m really young in MMA, everybody knows I started a few years ago and surpassing that, I was really not in MMA. When I started to watch this of undertow Jon Jones was one of my favorite fighters and increasingly so when I started MMA considering I am really a fan of every sport in MMA and when you squint at a guy like Jon Jones who is well rounded like this, you really fathom it. He is a GOAT, squint at his career. I am a young fighter and I think it is a dream of every young fighter to fight versus a GOAT so this will be crazy for me.”