Jon Jones is making his coveted return to the octagon on Saturday night, slated for the headlining heavyweight bout against Cyril Gane on the main card at UFC 285. Ahead of the showdown, Jones received some words of encouragement from Tom Brady.
The recently retired NFL quarterback congratulated “Bones” on his return to action ahead of his fight against Gane.
“Hey Jon, I wanted to say welcome back to the main stage. It’s great to see the GOAT doing what he does best and doing what he’s meant to do. I thought seven titles was a lot, you doubled it man,” Brady said in the video message to Jones.
It’s been more than three years since Jones last fought in the UFC. His last clash came back in February of 2020, when he won by decision against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247. Across 27 fights in his UFC career, Jones owns a record of 26–1–0, with his only loss coming on a controversial disqualification against Matt Hamill all the way back in ’09.
Jones will be in some untraversed territory on Saturday night, fighting in the heavyweight division. He tipped the scale at 248 pounds during Friday night’s weigh-in, an increase of more than 40 pounds from his last fight in 2020.
As Brady pointed out in his encouraging video message, Jones is the owner of 14 career title fight victories, doubling the number of Super Bowls the legendary quarterback racked up during his NFL career. He could add a 15th title and claim the heavyweight belt with a victory over Gane on Saturday.
