Cody Garbrandt def. Trevin Jones by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
The Final Combating Championship returned to us tonight, March 4, 2023, for UFC 285, headlined by back-to-back title fights showcasing former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones and former interim UFC heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane, after which UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko, who confronted no. 6 ranked Alexa Grasso in try to make the eighth profitable protection of her title within the co-main occasion of the night.
Headlining the preliminary card was former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt, who was initially slated to face Julio Arce at this occasion. Nonetheless, Arce was not too long ago pressured from the bout with a knee harm and changed by Trevin Jones.
Since profitable the bantamweight title, Garbrandt had gone 1-5 over his newest six appearances, bringing his file from 11-0 to 12-5, whereas Jones opened up his respective UFC tenure with back-to-back knockout victories over Timur Valiev and Mario Bautista, earlier than dropping his final three-straight fights.
Garbrandt opens up the bout with a pair of nasty physique kicks, and he continues to land them all through the primary spherical. He additionally lands a pleasant overhand proper and a great proper cross to the physique. His exercise isn’t excessive, however he isn’t lacking a lot and he’s outstriking Jones.
Garbrandt opens up the second with a superbly timed takedown as he slams Jones straight into aspect management, although Jones is again to his toes not lengthy thereafter. Garbrandt occasions one other good takedown shot halfway by way of the second and stays in Jones’ guard for a great 80 seconds earlier than briefly taking his again.
This was a effectively rounded Cody Garbrandt we noticed tonight at UFC 285, Trevin Jones landed simply eight strikes by way of 10 minutes.
Garbrandt coasts all the third spherical, however will get caught with a tough two-punch mixture and hurts the previous champion fairly badly. Garbrandt ties up with him, however will get caught with one other proper earlier than he’s taken down. Jones ends the combat on high for the remaining minute of the combat.
It wasn’t essentially the most eventful affair, there have been simply 21 important strikes landed by Garbrandt to Jones’ 10 with simply two minutes left on the clock, however the former bantamweight champion will get again to his profitable methods with a common 29-28 unanimous choice victory tonight at UFC 285.
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