Jon Jones returns to win UFC heavyweight title in 1st round

Jon Jones ended a 3-year sabbatical from the UFC, moved up to the heavyweight class and emphatically won the belt with a 1st-round submission over Ciryl Gane.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jon Jones ended a three-year sabbatical from the UFC, moved up to its highest weight class and emphatically won the heavyweight belt Saturday night with a first-round submission over Ciryl Gane.

The 35-year-old Jones took Gane to the mat just a little more into the round, and won with a guillotine choke at 2:04 in UFC 285.

“I’m so excited,” Jones said. “I’ve been working for this for a long time. A people

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