By Guillaume K. | Sports journalist
In just a few days, Jon Jones will be back in the cage for the first time since his victory against Ciryl Gane in March 2023. For the occasion, he returned to this expeditious demonstration with a big criticism of Bon Gamin .
To this day, it is still the biggest fight in the history of French MMA… In March 2023, after a dazzling victory against Tai Tuivasa at the first UFC Paris, Ciryl Gane found himself pitted against the legend Jon Jones for the heavyweight title. An almost unexpected second chance after his defeat against Francis Ngannou the previous year.
Throughout the preparation, the specialists highlighted the need for Bon Gamin to work on his wrestling, Jonny Bones’ big strong point. Beaten in hand-to-hand combat by the Predator, the Frenchman had to progress quickly to have a chance of reaching the summits and inflicting his first real defeat on the “GOAT”.
Jon Jones adds a layer on Ciryl Gane
Unfortunately nothing went as planned, with a defeat by submission in just over two minutes of combat… A year and a half later, and just before his first title defense in the premier category, Jon Jones returned to this evening so special for him. He spoke at the microphone ofESPN :
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Beating Ciryl Gane was incredible. I remember the first feeling I felt was a bit of disappointment. I was sitting on the cage celebrating, took a deep breath and said to myself, “Man, that was fast.” I have been preparing for 3 years for this moment. I prayed, meditated, spent time with my team, and it was all over in 2 minutes.
I feel like he stole this beautiful moment from me. But afterwards I was grateful not to be injured and to have accomplished my mission so perfectly. It was truly a shared feeling, a somewhat bitter joy. Winning this heavyweight title was even more satisfying than winning the light heavyweight title, because it was 3 years of work.
For his heavyweight debut, Jon Jones would have liked to experience a real war, he would have liked to be challenged by Ciryl Gane to find out if his 3-year long preparation really bore fruit. He even believes that the Frenchman deprived him of complete joy with his poor performance. It remains to be seen whether Stipe Miocic, 42, will be able to live up to his expectations.
Ciryl Gane was not up to par against Jon Jones, and the latter is a little angry with him. He had waited for this fight for 3 years, had prepared like never before, all to win in 2 minutes. He remains hungry among the heavyweights!
