Heavyweight titleholder Jon Jones has not set a target date for his return from a torn pectoral muscle. Jones recently won the heavyweight crown but was injured while training. His potential opponent Stipe Miocic is less desirable due to his age and inactivity. Ciryl Gane, the young lion of the division, is a promising option. Gane captured the interim championship with a quick knockout of Derrick Lewis.
Heavyweight titleholder and pound-for-pound ace Jon Jones has not yet established a firm target date for his return from a torn pectoral muscle suffered while training in October. Jones made his first appearance in 1,120 days at UFC 285, where he put away Francis Ngannou with a first-round guillotine choke and laid claim to the undisputed heavyweight crown on March 4.
Injury scuttled any thoughts of a relatively quick turnaround for the Rochester, New York native—a man many view as the greatest fighter of all-time. Stipe Miocic, the opponent for whom Jones was preparing at the time he was injured, could still factor into the picture. However, Miocic turns 42 in August and has not set foot inside the Octagon in nearly three years, making him a less desirable option in many respects. Such criticisms cannot be levied against Ciryl Gane, the newly established young lion of the heavyweight division. The 30-year-old Team Kaobon product captured the interim championship with a 69-second knockout of Derrick Lewis at UFC 295 on Nov. 11
Jon Jones Return Date Injury Heavyweight Titleholder Torn Pectoral Muscle Stipe Miocic Ciryl Gane Interim Championship Derrick Lewis
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