UFC 285: Jones vs Gane: Brock Lesnar had his last UFC appearance in 2016 when he took on Mark Hunt in a non-title heavyweight contest. It’s been almost seven years and the heavyweight category has been through several transitions. While Francis Ngannou became an A-listed heavyweight champion in between, his dramatic exit has set the vacant heavyweight championship bout between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane at UFC 285. Follow UFC 285: Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane LIVE Streaming updates with Insidesport.IN.
Meanwhile, Francis Ngannou’s UFC title reign is still relevant amongst MMA fans, who compared it to WWE star Brock Lesnar’s UFC title reign. Brock Lesnar became the heavyweight champion in 2008 and held the title till 2010. In between, he defended the belt twice before losing it against Cain Velasquez. A social media page posted a picture of Brock Lesnar and cited how he has a greater UFC title reign than Francis Ngannou. Here’s a look at it.
Friendly reminder that Brock Lesnar has more UFC title defences than Francis Ngannou ✅ pic.twitter.com/0aWGYkJpwv
— Sobervated Conor 🥃 (Fan of Conor McGregor) (@SobervatedConor) February 28, 2023
Francis Ngannou secured the UFC heavyweight championship by knocking out Stipe Miocic at UFC 260. He then defended the title by outclassing Ciryl Gane via a unanimous decision at UFC 270. With just one successful title defense, Francis Ngannou left the MMA promotion and left a massive star void in the heavyweight division.
Now that Jon Jones has stepped into the division, Ciryl Gane will have his second attempt at the UFC gold. It remains to be seen whether Jon Jones can be dominant in the heavyweight division or fall prey to Gane’s skills. That said, it’s not just Francis Ngannou who has been compared to Brock Lesnar. Light heavyweight legend Jon Jones has faced a similar fortune in the past.
Jon Jones wanted to face Brock Lesnar in the UFC
After beating Daniel Cormier at UFC 214, which was turned into a No-contest, Jon Jones called out Brock Lesnar for a fight. MMA fans embraced the idea and demanded Dana White to stage Jones vs Lesnar at any cost. WWE star Brock Lesnar also agreed to face ‘Bones’ in what could have been a massive blockbuster at the Box Office.
Brock Lesnar UFC title wins: Ahead of UFC 285 Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane, former UFC champion Francis Ngannou slammed for less UFC title defenses than WWE star Brock Lesnar
However. the fight never got materialized as Lesnar and Jones took different paths. Brock Lesnar went ahead with his UFC career and didn’t enter the UFC cage ever again. It doesn’t seem that Lesnar will return to the MMA world gain and even if he does he may never face Jon Jones.
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