Saturday’s UFC 285 event in Las Vegas comes with two title fights and big betting action on the heavyweight bout between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane. Also on the 11 fight card on March 5, 2023 is huge favorite Valentina Shevchenko vs Alexa Grasso in the flyweight division. Odds, picks, analysis.
Saturday’s UFC 285 event in Las Vegas comes with two title fights. The UFC Heavyweight Championship is up for grabs when Ciryl Gane welcomes back the GOAT, Jon „Bones“ Jones in the main event. And in the co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko looks to continue her reign of the flyweight division, as Alexa Grasso challenges the bullet for the Flyweight Championship.
Five early prelim bouts begin at 6:15 p.m. ET / 3:15 p.m. PT from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with four preliminaries kicking off at 5 p.m. PT. Finally, at 10 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT, the two-title bout main card drops in Las Vegas.
UFC pay per view is exclusively on ESPN+.UFC 285 Title Fight Odds
A look at the two big bouts odds on FanDuel Sportsbook shows a more competitive fight that might be expected in the Heavyweight Championship.
Jon Jones (-168) vs Ciryl Gane (+142)
Method of Victory
Jones by Points (+200) – Jones by KO/TKO (+390), Submission (+550)
Gane by Points (+320) – Gane by KO/TKO (+500), Submission (+1300)
At BetMGM, Jones has attracted 70% of the bets and 87% of the money (handle)
Valentino Shevchenko (-770) vs Alexa Grasso (+540)
The fight between Grasso and huge favorite Shevchenko is nearly split 52/48% money with Grasso taking 75% of the bets.Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane Picks
Here is fight insight from Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN) sports betting contributors Lou Finocchiaro and Reed Kuhn:
Finocchiaro: I’ve long maintained that Jones is the most complete, lethal mixed martial artist to date when one considers aggression, size/length, athleticism, fight arsenal, and level of opponent faced.
