{"id":17372,"date":"2023-03-05T06:41:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T06:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/05\/jon-jones-submits-ciryl-gane-to-win-ufc-heavyweight-title-in-return\/"},"modified":"2023-03-05T06:41:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T06:41:39","slug":"jon-jones-submits-ciryl-gane-to-win-ufc-heavyweight-title-in-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/05\/jon-jones-submits-ciryl-gane-to-win-ufc-heavyweight-title-in-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones submits Ciryl Gane to win UFC heavyweight title in return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jon Jones made a miraculous return to the UFC on Saturday night, submitting Ciryl Gane to win the heavyweight title.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winning your first fight back at UFC 285 is impressive. But dodging the dreaded &#8220;Drake Curse&#8221; is priceless.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The award-winning musician is great at making hits, but he&#8217;s become notorious for his poor sports bets. Ahead of Saturday&#8217;s fight, Drake <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CpWqasjuVDS\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a> on his Instagram that he had placed $500K in bets on Jones, including two separate $250K wagers on Jones to win by submission and KO.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The curse seemed broken in Super Bowl LVII after Drake put down an estimated $965K, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ActionNetworkHQ\/status\/1623812099297234947?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$700K<\/a> bet, on the Kansas City Chiefs to win. However, the curse again reared its ugly head over the weekend when Tommy Furry defeated Jake Paul, who Drake had placed a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StokeyyG2\/status\/1629983001374236675?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$400K<\/a> bet on to win. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Luckily for Jones, Drake didn&#8217;t impact the result this time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fighting for the first time in 1,120 days, Jones admitted to some rust but eventually gained the advantage over Gane, submitting him in the first round.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n\t\t\t(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\t\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\t\t\tjs = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t\t\tjs.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5&appId=125075807517358\";\n\t\t\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\t\t<\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mma\/articles\/jon_jones_submits_ciryl_gane_to_win_ufc_heavyweight_title_in_return\/s1_13132_38541203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Jones made a miraculous return to the UFC on Saturday night, submitting Ciryl Gane to win the heavyweight title.\u00a0 Winning your first fight back at UFC 285 is impressive. But dodging the dreaded &#8220;Drake Curse&#8221; is priceless.\u00a0 The award-winning musician is great at making hits, but he&#8217;s become notorious for his poor sports bets. 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