A dream poster.
For a titanic date.
French mixed martial arts fighter Ciryl Gane will challenge 35-year-old American Jon Jones, a legend in the discipline, to win the UFC world heavyweight champion belt on March 4 in Las Vegas, announced the organizer on Sunday.
“
Hi guys, this is Ciryl Gane aka 'Good kid'.
See you in March in Vegas, I'm so excited for the gold, for the title!
I'm eager to !
Gane, 32, said in a video posted on the UFC's Twitter account.
"
I'm excited for two reasons: I've never had this belt and fighter against such a GOAT
," he said on RMC.
I think people are more excited than me.
We have to go back to training, train hard and we'll see
.
»
Beaten in January 2022 by the Cameroonian Francis Ngannou, Gane is thus offered a new chance to win the world title.
As for Ngannou, heavyweight champion and headliner of the biggest organization in MMA, he has decided to leave the UFC, for lack of agreement with the leaders.
This was announced on Saturday night by Dana White, UFC boss for over twenty years, on Saturday night.
It's up to Gane to take advantage of it and reign over the roof of the world on March 4th.